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Honokaa is a small town of 1,963 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 85 miles from Kahului, HI and 176 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $611k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,963people
$611kTypical home
$1,420/moRent
81° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,963
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 932 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 85 mi to Kahului, HI
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $611k (≈$3,850/mo)
- Median rent $1,420/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 77°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
- 168 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 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MUE airport
- 44 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 174 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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