Nu'uanu Pali | O’ahu - Photos from Hawai'i

Original Pali Highway

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:24:07 -0600

This picture is looking Southeast down the original Pali Highway. This part was built in 1898 and paved in the 1920s. It was turned into a hiking trail in 1957 when the current road, with tunnels, opened — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.

Pu’u Konahuanui Close Up

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:23:09 -0600

This is a picture close up of the top 1,500 vertical feet of Pu’u Konahuanui — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.

Pu’u Konahuanui from the Pali Highway

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:23:01 -0600

This is a picture of Pu’u Konahuanui, which at 3,149 ft tall, is tallest peak in the Ko’olau mountain range. The overlook is at 610 ft in elevation — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.

Mountains South of Kailua

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:22:20 -0600

This picture is looking east from the overlook just past the Pali Highway tunnels. The distant ridgeline is around 570 ft tall. Between the tree covered ridges in the middle and the distant ridgeline, lies much of Kailua, but it is not visible in the picture — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.

Ko’olau Mountains from the Pali Highway

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:21:10 -0600

This is a picture of the Ko’olau mountains ridge that is just south of Pu’u Konahuanui. The mountains in this ridge range from 2,000 ft to 2,500 ft tall, with the overlook being at 610 ft in elevation — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.

Ko’olau Ridgeline at Nu’uanu Pali

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:19:58 -0600

This is the view of the Ko’olau ridgeline when looking north from the overlook. The overlook is at 1,170 ft in elevation, the triangular ridge just right of center is 1,800 ft tall, while the peak just left of center is 2,720 ft tall.

Mokapu Peninsula

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:19:01 -0600

This picture focuses on the Mokapu Peninsula where Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBS) is located. The first two mountains are 500 ft to 700 ft tall, the next mountains are 350 ft tall, and the distant one at the end of the peninsula is 650 ft tall — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.

Ko’olau Mountains

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:18:24 -0600

In this picture one can see the heavily eroded face of 2,500 ft tall Ko’olau mountains. Also visible near the right side of the picture is Mokoli’i island (Chinaman’s Hat) near Kualoa — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.

Panorama from Nu’uanu Pali

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 02:16:46 -0600

This panorama is taken from the upper deck of the Nu’uanu Pali (Pali Overlook). One can see the 2,500 ft tall Ko’olau mountains opposite Kane’ohe on the far right, then Kualoa in the background, the Mokapu peninsula in the middle with the 400 ft mountains leading to it in front, and the cliffs the Pali Highway was built on to the right — Nu’uanu Pali — 02/17/14.