Living in Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI
Kahaluu-Keauhou is a big small town of 5,150 people in Hawaii County, Hawaii. It's about 95 miles from Kahului, HI and 172 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 80°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $887k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,150people
$887kTypical home
$1,901/moRent
84° / 80°Summer / winter
0"Snow
306Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,150
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 643 people per sq mi
- 172 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 95 mi to Kahului, HI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $887k (≈$5,593/mo)
- Median rent $1,901/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 80°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (10 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 55
- 23% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to KOA airport
- 13 mi to KOA (major hub)
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 325 ft
- Right on the coast
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery 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
- 172 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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