Kaunakakai, Hawaii

About Kaunakakai

Kaunakakai is a small unincorporated community in central Hawaii.

Officially, Kaunakakai is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 12.84 square miles.

📰 Kaunakakai News Today

• Evacuation warnings have been issued for parts of Molokai Hawaii News Now · Mar 22
• 8 Best Small Towns In Hawaii For A Crowd-Free Summer WorldAtlas · Jun 5
• Kaunakakai man dies following dog attack Hawaii News Now · Apr 15
• Kaunakakai, HI: Satellite Weather Map | Live Cloud Cover WeatherBug · Sep 28
• 9 Of The Quietest Hawaii Towns WorldAtlas · Mar 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kaunakakai Unique

• The only place in America named Kaunakakai — 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.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kaunakakai

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kakahaia Park · Attraction
• One Ali‘i Park I · Attraction
• Waikolu Lookout · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kaunakakai

• 🏞️ Kalaupapa National Historical Park · National Park reviews ★
• Kakahaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kiowea Beach Park reviews ★
• Kapuaiwa Grove reviews ★
• One Alii Beach Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kaunakakai

• Kaunakakai Elementary School
• Kilohana Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Molokai General Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kaunakakai

🏘️ Nearby Communities