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Attractions near Kapaau

Nothing in Kapaau itself: Mauna Kea is 36 mi away

Yearly visitors to Haleakala National Park number about 854K. Our list finds nothing inside Kapaau, but 7 places within 40 miles. The mix takes in 2 mountains, a national park and a national historic site. At 54 mi, Mauna Loa is worth the journey.

Attractions nearby
29
within 60 miles
The big one
36 mi
Mauna Kea
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 36 mi southeast

Mauna Kea

Hawaiian volcano.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

Furthest out is Hualālai, at 38 mi.

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Orange: Kapaau. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of it

The list runs to 29 places, all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Kapaau → · Kapaau’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Haleakala National Park: Michael Oswald, Public domain · Hualālai: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua., Public domain · Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Akaka Falls State Park: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site: Bamse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hulihee Palace: Calbear22 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Maui Ocean Center: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kahanu Garden: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden: Joey Gannon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Liliuokalani Park and Gardens: AlaskaDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pacific Tsunami Museum: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Kona Coffee Living History Farm: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden: W Nowicki, CC BY 3.0 · Kula Botanical Garden: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us · Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: MercolaOverMerck at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · World Botanical Gardens: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Enchanted Floral Gardens of Kula: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us · Isaacs Art Center: HawaiiCalls, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaia Ranch Tropical Botanical Gardens: Travisthurston, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kalopa State Recreation Area: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · Ke'anae Arboretum: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · Pua Mau Place Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au · University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0

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