Hanamaulu, Hawaii
CDP
About Hanamaulu
Hanamaulu is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hawaii.
Hanamaulu holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.27 square miles.
📰 Hanamaulu News Today
- Police identify Lihue surfer pronounced dead after being pulled from Hanamaulu Beach Park waters Hawaii News Now · Aug 3
- Firefighters extinguish large brush fire near Hanamaulu Beach Park KITV · Jul 4
- Brush fires extinguished near Hanamaulu Beach Park Hawaii News Now · Jul 4
- Man critically injured in pedestrian crash on Kuhio Highway KITV · Jun 19
- Hanamaulu, Hawaii Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hanamaulu Unique
- The only place in America named Hanamaulu — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
- Positioned in northwestern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hanamaulu
- Ocean House by Roy Yamaguchi — seafood
- Sunrise coffee (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Blue Hawaiian Helicopters · Attraction
- Kapaia Suspension Bridge · Attraction
- Koibori Display · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.27 sq mi
Coordinates21.9969, -159.3471