Kaʻelepulu Pond, Kailua, Hawaii

#8 among attractions in Kailua, Hawaii

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Kaʻelepulu Pond, also known as Enchanted Lake, is an estuary in Kailua, Hawaii. The Hawaiian name Kaʻelepulu literally means "moist blackness". Historically a 200-to-400-acre Hawaiian fish pond, and later a fishery made up of 190 acres of water and 90 acres of marsh, Kaʻelepulu was partially filled in and built on beginning in 1959. Today the pond covers about 95 acres in total, including wetland and some small islands, and has been subject to fish kills and algal blooms as a result of pollution from surface runoff; the Enchanted Lake Residents Association advises residents not to eat anything taken from it. ()

Coordinates: 21°22'48"N, 157°44'13"W

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Kailua (Enchanted Lake)Kailua, Hawaii United States

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Kaʻelepulu Pond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maunawili Falls Trail, Manoa Falls, Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels, Windward Mall.

2.3 miSW
21°21'35"N • 157°45'54"W
Maunawili Falls Trail, Kailua, Hawaii
59 min walk • Hiking, Waterfall, Outdoor activities
4.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall
Manoa Falls, Honolulu
122 min walk • Manoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks.
3.8 miW
Tunnel
Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels, Honolulu
96 min walk • The Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels are a set of four highway tunnels on the Pali Highway which pass through the Nuʻuanu Pali in Hawaii, United States. These tunnels serve as one of three trans-Koʻolau routes between Honolulu and the communities of windward Oʻahu.
5.2 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Windward Mall, Honolulu
132 min walk • Windward Mall is an enclosed shopping center located in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi, anchored by Macy's, and Regal Cinemas.
3.8 miSW
Mountain
Kōnāhuanui, Honolulu
97 min walk • Pu'u Kōnāhuanui consists of two mountain peaks located in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It is the highest point in the Koʻolau Mountains. The Hawaiian word "Kōnāhuanui" roughly translates to "large testicles" in English.
4.3 miW
Botanical garden, Park
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu
111 min walk • The Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 45–680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii. It is part of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, and is open daily, without charge, except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
4.1 miW
Volcano
Honolulu Volcanics, Oahu
105 min walk • The Honolulu Volcanics are a group of volcanoes which form a volcanic field on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, more specifically in that island's southeastern sector and in the city of Honolulu from Pearl Harbor to the Mokapu Peninsula.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Nuʻuanu Pali, Hanauma Bay
95 min walk • Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley on the island of Oʻahu. It has a panoramic view of the windward coast of Oʻahu. The Pali Highway connecting Kailua/Kāneʻohe with downtown Honolulu runs through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels bored into the cliffside.
1.1 miW
Historical place, State park, Park
Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site, Kailua, Hawaii
29 min walk • Ulupō Heiau on the eastern edge of Kawai Nui Marsh in Kailua, Hawaiʻi, is an ancient site associated in legend with the menehune, but later with high chiefs of Oʻahu, such as Kakuhihewa in the 15th century and Kualiʻi in the late 17th century.
4.2 miSW
Volcano
Kaʻau Crater, Oahu
108 min walk • Kaʻau Crater is an extinct volcanic crater located on the island of Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii near Palolo Valley.
3.9 miSE
Area
Waimanalo Beach, Waimānalo
100 min walk • Waimānalo Beach is a census-designated place located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the District of Koʻolaupoko, on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi.