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Hawi is a small town of 2,070 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 60 miles from Kahului, HI and 150 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 79°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $694k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,070people
$694kTypical home
$2,156/moRent
84° / 79°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,070
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 256 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 60 mi to Kahului, HI
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $694k (≈$4,374/mo)
- Median rent $2,156/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 79°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (25 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MUE airport
- 36 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 801 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 148 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hawaii County: D+28 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk