Waianae Mountains

American  

[wahy-uh-nah-ey, ‑-nahy] / ˌwaɪ əˈnɑ eɪ, ‑ˈnaɪ /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a mountain range in W Oahu, Hawaii. Highest peak, Mount Kaala, 4,025 feet (1,228 meters).

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Example Sentences

A much larger 2016 fire in the Waianae mountains on the other side of Oahu took out one of the last remaining populations of a rare tree gardenia, said Gon.

From Seattle Times

Andrew Porch says drone crashed in the Waianae mountains near Schofield Barracks, which is about an hour’s drive north of Honolulu.

From Washington Times

High on the flanks of the Waianae Mountains, the crumbling remains of a dead Hawaiian volcano that overlook Dole pineapple plantations and Pearl Harbor on the west end of O’ahu, is the home of a plant called Phyllostegia kaalaensis.

From Scientific American

It was a laid-back afternoon — as most are — at Ko Olina, a 642-acre luxury development near the Waianae Mountains on Oahu’s sunny leeward side.

From Seattle Times

Behind it rises the impassable Koolau and Waianae mountains.

From Time Magazine Archive