Iao Valley State Monument

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protected area state park tourist attraction

Iao Valley State Monument is a lush, historic valley park on the Hawaiian island of Maui, famed for its dramatic emerald peaks, the iconic Iao Needle, and its significance in Native Hawaiian culture and history.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
ʻĪao Valley State Monument 1
ʻĪao Valley 3
Iao Needle 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf protected area ⓘ
state park ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessedBy ʻĪao Valley Road ⓘ
contains interpretive signs ⓘ
paved walking trails ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
Iao Valley State Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ʻĪao Valley
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevation approximately 300 meters above sea level at valley floor ⓘ
hasAnnualPrecipitationCharacteristic high rainfall ⓘ
hasClimate tropical climate ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Native Hawaiians ⓘ
hasFauna insects ⓘ
native Hawaiian birds ⓘ
hasFlora ferns ⓘ
introduced ornamental plants ⓘ
tropical trees ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature basalt outcrop ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation historic site ⓘ
hasLandmark ʻĪao Needle ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature rainforest vegetation ⓘ
steep valley walls ⓘ
ʻĪao Stream ⓘ
hasVegetationType tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasViewOf West Maui Mountains ⓘ
isPopularWith local residents ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
isSacredTo Native Hawaiians ⓘ
knownFor cultural significance to Native Hawaiians ⓘ
historic battle site ⓘ
lush green scenery ⓘ
ʻĪao Needle rock formation ⓘ
languageOfPlaceName Hawaiian ⓘ
surface form: Hawaiian language
locatedIn Hawaii ⓘ
Maui ⓘ
Iao Valley State Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ʻĪao Valley
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Maui County ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Hawaii–Aleutian Standard Time ⓘ
surface form: Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone
locatedOn island of Maui ⓘ
managedBy Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources ⓘ
nearestCity Wailuku ⓘ
offersActivity hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
partOf Hawaii State Parks system ⓘ
touristType cultural tourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iao Valley State Monument → contains → Iao Valley State Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: ʻĪao Valley State Monument
this entity surface form: ʻĪao Valley
West Maui Mountains → drainage → Iao Valley State Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iao Valley
Wailuku → hasLandmark → Iao Valley State Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: ʻĪao Valley State Monument
Maui → hasProtectedArea → Iao Valley State Monument ⓘ
Maui → hasTouristAttraction → Iao Valley State Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iao Needle
Wailuku → locatedAtMouthOf → Iao Valley State Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: ʻĪao Valley
Iao Valley State Monument → locatedIn → Iao Valley State Monument self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: ʻĪao Valley State Monument
this entity surface form: ʻĪao Valley