Leilani Estates, Hawaii
CDP
About Leilani Estates
Leilani Estates is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Hawaii.
Leilani Estates holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.04 square miles.
📰 Leilani Estates News Today
- Amateur astronomer names asteroid in honor of Leilani Estates - Honolulu Star-Advertiser Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Jul 25
- Leilani Estates Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Leilani Estates, HI MinuteCast(R) Weather AccuWeather · Apr 22
- Rising home insurance in lava zones prompts subsidy proposal Hawaii Public Radio · Feb 23
- Life is good in Leilani Estates 5 years after Kilauea eruption KHON2 · May 3
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What Makes Leilani Estates Unique
- The only place in America named Leilani Estates — 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 southeastern 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 Leilani Estates
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⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.04 sq mi
Coordinates19.4658, -154.9157