Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 9,178 residents, it is a town in Hawaii.
The best of Haiku-Pauwela’s subject grades is a B+ for health; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Haiku-Pauwela’s going rate for rent is $2,538 a month, where Hawaii’s towns sit at $2,009 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Among 93 Hawaii towns, just 5 have a higher midsummer high than Haiku-Pauwela. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. 1.8% of the land in Haiku-Pauwela is conserved, below both Hawaii’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Hana Belt Road and Haiku Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Haiku-Pauwela 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).
Where Haiku-Pauwela’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Haiku-Pauwela is from typical.
Haiku-Pauwela 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).
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,509 in 1990, 8,595 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haiku-Pauwela. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National ParkHaleakala National Park854K visitors a year
16 mi Zoo & aquariumMaui Ocean Center
19 mi GardenKahanu Garden
11 mi MuseumAlexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
12 mi GardenMaui Nui Botanical Gardens
13 mi GardenKula Botanical GardenHaleakala National Park: Michael Oswald, Public domain · Maui Ocean Center: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kahanu Garden: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain · Maui Nui Botanical Gardens: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us · Kula Botanical Garden: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us
Haiku-Pauwela is unincorporated, so Maui County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Haiku-Pauwela.
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 336 students attend Haiku-Pauwela’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiku Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 336 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
For Haiku-Pauwela, the average commute is 32 minutes. Most working residents leave Haiku-Pauwela for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs in Haiku-Pauwela grew by 297 from 2014 to 2024, reaching 942. In Haiku-Pauwela, 16% of workers work from home.
| Haiku-Pauwela | Typical Hawaii town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 8.1% | 11% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9% | 4.3% | 7.9% |
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The share of adults in Haiku-Pauwela who have obesity is 29%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Haiku-Pauwela is ahead of Hawaii on 4 and behind on 9. 72% of adults in the town had a checkup this year; 39% sleep under 7 hours. Among 93 Hawaii towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Haiku-Pauwela.
| Haiku-Pauwela | Typical Hawaii town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 76% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 45% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Haiku-Pauwela | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 18.4% | 23% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.3% | 12.4% |
| More smokers | 14.5% | 11% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The January low for Haiku-Pauwela is 64°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
17% of Haiku-Pauwela residents are 65 or older. No age group stands out against Hawaii: all are within 4 points. Four-year graduates account for just over a third of adults 25 and older here, against 36% across Hawaii.
| Haiku-Pauwela | Typical Hawaii town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.1 years | 41.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 31% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 81% are men (HI 55%).
| Haiku-Pauwela | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Haiku-Pauwela’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile. 19 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among households in Haiku-Pauwela, 67% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Haiku-Pauwela
About 3 of every 100 Haiku-Pauwela residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Haʻikū-Pauwela is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States, consisting of the village of Haʻikū and the hamlet of Pauwela. Haiku itself is an unincorporated community. The population was 8,595 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Haiku-Pauwela.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiku-Pauwela | — | — | D | — | — | B+ |
| Makawao | — | — | C− | — | — | A− |
Haiku-Pauwela and Makawao report no FBI crime data of their own. Haiku-Pauwela and Makawao aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Haiku-Pauwela with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Haiku-Pauwela 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).
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,094,000, 31% 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.
Haiku-Pauwela has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Zach Scott and Daniel Scott.
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