Mountains Valleys and Ocean
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Mountains Valleys and Ocean
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff (pali in Hawaiian) of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley[1] on the island of Oʻahu. It has a panoramic view of the windward (northeast) coast of Oʻahu. The Pali Highway (Hawaii State Highway 61) connecting Kailua/Kāneʻohe with downtown Honolulu runs through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels bored into the cliffside.
The area is also the home of the Nuʻuanu Freshwater Fish Refuge[2] and the Nuʻuanu Reservoir[3][4] in the jurisdiction of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources.
The Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside is a lookout above the tunnels where visitors are treated to a panoramic view of the Oʻahu's windward side with sweeping views of Kāneʻohe, Kāneʻohe Bay, and Kailua. It is also well known for strong trade winds that blow through the pass (now bypassed by the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels), forming a sort of natural wind tunnel.
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Nick Boren
WOW... what a view. It makes me want to go to Hawaii even more. :-) Fabulous photograph Elizabeth. FV
Elizabeth Winter replied:
It was a view Nick, well worth a future trip! The funny part was the wind, my son couldn't stand up straight against the high gusts!