About Puako
Puako, HI is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern Hawaii.
Puako holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.21 square miles.
📰 Puako News Today
- Puako Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- American Water Foundation backs Hawai’i reef protection efforts KHON2 · May 19
- Blue Ribbon Restaurants Co-Founder Lists a Reimagined Hawaii Hideaway for $4 Million Robb Report · Dec 8
- Puako, HI Future Radar: Next Hour Forecast WeatherBug · Sep 9
- Puakō sewage runoff leads to wastewater treatment plant recommendation University of Hawaii System · Dec 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Puako Unique
- The only place in America named Puako — 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Puako
- Kohala Burger & Taco — burger
- Tequilas Hawaii — mexican
- Tommy Bahama — american
- 3 Frogs — burger
- Brown's Beach House — american
- Cipriano’s Kitchen
- Kimobean Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Meridia
- Naupaka Beach Grill
- Orchid Court — breakfast
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Lahaina Galleries · Art gallery
- Beach "69" · Attraction
- Puako Petroglyphs · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Puako
- Holoholokai Beach Park reviews ★
- Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area reviews ★
- Pua Ka 'Ilima 'O Kawaihae Cultural Surf Park reviews ★
- Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve reviews ★
- Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site reviews ★
- Spencer Beach Park reviews ★
- Waialea Bay Beach Park reviews ★
- Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.21 sq mi
Coordinates19.9591, -155.8491