Nanakuli, Hawaii

About Nanakuli

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

Officially, Nanakuli is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.99 square miles.

📰 Nanakuli News Today

• Suspect in custody following a violent burglary incident in Nanakuli KITV · Aug 15
• ‘Trusted mentors’: School resource officer program expands to Nanakuli Hawaii News Now · Jul 31
• Yonne Nahalea Obituary (2025) - Honolulu, HI hawaiiobituaries.com · Dec 21
• Nanakuli water main break; Kolekole pass route to open Monday morning KHON2 · Apr 5
• Roads reopen after major water main break repair in Nanakuli - Honolulu Star-Advertiser Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Apr 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Nanakuli Unique

• The only place in America named Nanakuli — 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

• 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 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Nanakuli

• Oni Onoz — comfort food
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• A & G Bar and Grill — hawaiian cuisine
• Pacific Shopping Mall

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Mermaid Cave / Tunnels · Attraction
• Nanakuli Beach Park / Kalanianaole Beach Park · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Nanakuli

• Nanakuli Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Nanakuli

🏘️ Nearby Communities