Māhāʻulepū
Māhāʻulepū is a cape in Kauai, Hawaii.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Sugar Mill of Koloa and Makauwahi Cave.
Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
Protected area
Photo: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain.
The Old Sugar Mill of Kōloa was part of the first commercially successful sugarcane plantation in Hawaiʻi, which was founded in Kōloa on the island of Kauaʻi in 1835 by Ladd & Company.
Makauwahi Cave
Cave
Photo: Kersti Nebelsiek, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Makauwahi Cave is the largest limestone cave found in Hawaii. It lies on the south coast of the island of Kauaʻi, in the Māhāʻulepū Valley close to Māhāʻulepū Beach, and is important for its paleoecological and archaeological values.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koloa and Po‘ipū.
Koloa
Village
Photo: Caracas1830, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kōloa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census, up from 1,942 at the 2000 census.
Po‘ipū
Village
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poʻipū is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County on the southern side of the island of Kauaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. The population was 1,299 at the 2020 census. The town features a group of high-end hotels, resorts and two main shopping centers.
Puhi
Village
Puhi is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 3,380 at the 2020 census, up from 1,186 at the 2000 census.
Māhāʻulepū
Latitude
21.8939° or 21° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
-159.4054° or 159° 24′ 19″ westOpen location code
73H2VHVV+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7055759304OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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