Living in Mahinahina, HI
Mahinahina is a small town of 1,027 people in Maui County, Hawaii. It's about 14 miles from Kahului, HI and 81 miles from Honolulu, HI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 77°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $1.2M and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,027people
$1.2MTypical home
$2,672/moRent
84° / 77°Summer / winter
0"Snow
317Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,027
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 154 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Honolulu, HI
- 14 mi to Kahului, HI
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,722/mo)
- Median rent $2,672/mo
- Median household income $163k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 77°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 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 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to JHM airport
- 15 mi to OGG (major hub)
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 735 ft
- Right on the coast
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 166 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Hawaii districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maui County: D+26 in 2024
- Hawaii: D+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk