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Outdoors in Hana

More than half of Hana’s land is conserved: 65%

65% of Hana’s land is conserved, about 4,405 acres. 117 acres are parks and preserves, 124 per 1,000 residents. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Hana, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
65%
4,405 acres · of 10.6 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
117 ac
124 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
666 ft
Helani
Lakes & rivers
2
5 beaches

What kind of outdoors town is Hana?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hana Beach Park

Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Hana Ball Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Paani Mai Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

4,405 conserved acres

65% of Hana’s land. Water is left out: Hana has 10.6 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land2,954 ac
Private owners1,323 ac
State parks101 ac
State natural resources21 ac
County6 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,954 acWatershed Protection Area · 1,323 acState Park · 101 acState Conservation Area · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land2,954Open
Private Landowner Watershed Protection Area
Watershed Protection Area
Private owners1,323Closed
Wai'anapanapa State Park
State Park
State parks101Open
Hana Forest Reserve
State Conservation Area
State natural resources21Restricted
County Land Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
County6Unknown
Unknown Not Designated
Not Designated
Not recorded1Unknown
Things to do

14 places to go in Hana

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Hana
Blacksand Beach
Directions
Hana Beach ParkIn Hana Beach Park
Directions
Red Sand Beach
Directions
Waikoloa Beach
Directions

Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Piilani Trail3.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
★
Piilanihale HeiauNational Historic Landmark · Structure · listed 1966
About it
Wananalua Congregational ChurchBuilding · listed 1988
About it
Hana District Police Station and CourthouseBuilding · listed 1991
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hana: April to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)11.011.412.012.613.113.413.312.812.211.611.110.9
High (°F)787778788081828383828079
Rain (in)5.65.58.55.05.44.55.56.06.16.96.76.6

June is the driest month (4.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 8.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Hana →

Questions about parks and trails in Hana

Are dogs allowed on Hana’s trails?

Hana Beach Park and Hana Ball Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hana?

8,375 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,048 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hana neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →