About Mountain View
Mountain View is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Hawaii.
Officially, Mountain View is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 54.95 square miles.
📰 Mountain View News Today
- Tropical storm Lala wreaks ‘devastation’ to some areas of Hawaii’s Big Island theguardian.com · Aug 17
- 90-year-old woman’s death linked to Tropical Storm Lala as more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii valleynewslive.com · Aug 18
- Homes reportedly swept away as Hurricane Lala triggers flash flood emergency on Hawaii Island Hawaii News Now · Aug 15
- Police Launch Attempted Murder Investigation in Mountain View hawaiipolice.gov · Aug 4
- Bail maintained in Mountain View attempted murder - Hawaii Tribune-Herald Hawaii Tribune-Herald · Aug 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Mountain View Unique
- One of 12 places in the US named Mountain View — but the Hawaii one has a character all its own.
- 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mountain View
- Upper Waiākea Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Waiākea 1942 Lava Flow Natural Area Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- ʻŌlaʻa Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Mountain View
- Mountain View Elementary School
- Na Wai Ola - PCS
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area54.95 sq mi
Coordinates19.5345, -155.1844