Poliʻahu Heiau
Poliʻahu Heiau is a historic site in Kauai, Hawaii. Poliʻahu Heiau is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Opaeka`a Falls View, as well as near Kamokila Hawaiian Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls and Sleeping Giant.
ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls is a waterfall located on the ʻŌpaekaʻa Stream in Wailua River State Park on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is a 151-foot waterfall that flows over basalt from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago.
Sleeping Giant
Peak
Sleeping Giant, also known as Nounou Mountain, is a mountain ridge located west of the towns Wailua and Kapaʻa in the Nounou Forest Reserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi.
Wailua Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Caracas1830, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wailua Falls is a waterfall on the island of Kauai, part of the US state of Hawaii. The 173 foot falls are located on the South Fork Wailua River near Lihue. Wailua Falls is situated 1½ miles southwest of Poliʻahu Heiau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wailuā Homesteads and Wailua.
Wailuā Homesteads
Suburb
Wailua Homesteads is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii. The population was 5,863 at the 2020 census, up from 4,567 at the 2000 census.
Wailua
Village
Photo: Hotboxers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wailua is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,359 at the 2020 census, up from 2,083 at the 2000 census.
Kapaa
Town
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kapaʻa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the most populous town in the island of Kauai, with a population of 11,652 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,471 at the 2000 census. Kapaa is situated 3 miles northeast of Poliʻahu Heiau.
Poliʻahu Heiau
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.0462° or 22° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
-159.35537° or 159° 21′ 19″ westOpen location code
73J22JWV+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4410276097OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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