Kahaluu Taro Lo'i · National Register of Historic Places
Ahuimanu’s story
53 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1973Ahuimanu is settled
AhuimanuHI
A town of 8,452, settled in 1973.
2 bordering townsMap →
Kahaluu Taro Lo'i · Photo: Joel Bradshaw · Public domain
Population
8,452
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$911K
Census ACS
Household income
$135K
median
Median age
40.2
years
Jobs based here
384
Balanced
Is Ahuimanu a good place to live?
The best of Ahuimanu’s subject grades are an A for incomes, health, and walkability; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Ahuimanu’s median rent is $2,635 a month, above both the Hawaii town median ($2,009 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 11 of Hawaii’s 124 towns score higher on incomes. Homes are expensive, about $911K for a typical one and 8.6 times the Urban Honolulu metro’s $106K median household income. Ahuimanu has 1 place on the National Register. Ahuimanu has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
What makes Ahuimanu stand out
Where Ahuimanu beats most towns.
How Ahuimanu grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Ahuimanu is from typical.
Ahuimanu has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Jobs & incomeAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →HealthKaiser Foundation Hospital 6.5 miles awayAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 10.5 of 20; 2.6% of households have no carAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 84° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 40.2; 50% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 48 attractions →USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ahuimanu. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
9 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
7 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
12 mi MountainDiamond Head
11 mi BeachWaikīkī
in town LandmarkByodo-in TempleSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Byodo-in Temple: Puneet Abbott, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Ahuimanu: who provides what
Ahuimanu is unincorporated, so Honolulu County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerHawaiian Electric Co40.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHnl-Windward-Pearl Harbor water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHonolulu CountyHonolulu County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Hawaii you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHonolulu County ClerkHonolulu County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code9674496744 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ahuimanu.
HealthA
Ahuimanu ranks healthier than 87% of the country’s towns
Ahuimanu beats the Hawaii average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 46% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Ahuimanu, above both Hawaii’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (36%). 16% of Ahuimanu adults have been diagnosed with depression.
87%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Ahuimanu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 45% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Hawaii
13 better18 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Ahuimanu | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 8.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 6.7% |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
6.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
87th
percentile among HI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Very high risk in Ahuimanu, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ahuimanu.
84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTsunamisEarthquakes
12
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Ahuimanu
Ahuimanu has warm winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Ahuimanu’s July high is 83°F.
84°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter65–78°
Spring67–79°
Summer72–83°
Fall70–82°
84°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Ahuimanu’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ahuimanu for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Ahuimanu is $135,000. Jobs based in Ahuimanu fell to 384 in 2023, 122 fewer than in 2013.
0%work in town
| Ahuimanu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $135,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 8.1% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Ahuimanu0%
Urban Honolulu17%
Kapolei8%
Hilo4%
Kahului4%
19 mi
median commute distance
384
jobs based in Ahuimanu
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade D
Homes in Ahuimanu sell for about $748K
83% of households own their home in Ahuimanu.
$748Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
57
days on market
98.7%
sale-to-list price
8
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ahuimanu
15pages on Ahuimanu
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Ahuimanu
Windward Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kaneohe2.7 mi$3,194 in-state tuitionHonolulu Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Honolulu8.2 mi$3,174 in-state tuitionUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaUniversity or college · Public · Honolulu9.7 mi$12,186 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Ahuimanu residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
About Ahuimanu
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
ʻĀhuimanu (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ʔaːhuwiˈmɐnu]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Oahu. In Hawaiian ʻāhui-manu means "cluster of birds". ʻĀhuimanu is spread out beneath the steep windward pali (cliff face) of the Koʻolau Range and separated by a low ridge from Heʻeia Kea. Thus, this area is mostly inland and not directly on Kāneʻohe Bay. However, one neighborhood spreads over the ridge and along Kamehameha Highway where there is private access to the bay shore. Proximity to the pali gives the place a generally wet climate. As of the 2010 Census, this largely residential area had a population of 8,810. A small comm…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1973
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 82 ft
- Area code
- 808
Ahuimanu’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Ahuimanu.
How the neighbors grade
Ahuimanu, Kahaluu and Heeia report no FBI crime data of their own. Ahuimanu, Kahaluu and Heeia aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ahuimanu with a neighbor →
Questions about Ahuimanu
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ahuimanu, HI a good place to live?
Ahuimanu has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Is Ahuimanu, HI expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $911,000, 9% above the Hawaii typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.