Kaumakani, Hawaii

About Kaumakani

Set in the northwestern part of Hawaii, Kaumakani is a small unincorporated community.

Kaumakani holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.95 square miles.

📰 Kaumakani News Today

• A Kauaʻi bill seeks to make plantation camps like Kaumakani more fire-resilient Hawaii Public Radio · Aug 21
• Kaumakani, HI Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 2
• Kaumakani, Hawaii Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17
• Can a Historic Hawaii Community Modernize without Losing What Makes It Unique? Esri · Aug 1
• 200 Residents Evacuate As Fast-Moving Wildfire Rips Through West Kauai Honolulu Civil Beat · Jul 15

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What Makes Kaumakani Unique

• The only place in America named Kaumakani — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kaumakani

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🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Niihau Helicopter · Attraction

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⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kaumakani

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