Rayno Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hanamaulu
5% of Hanamaulu’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hanamaulu, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #63 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
43 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Hanamaulu?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hanamaulu have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanamaulu is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #63 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hanamaulu’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 33%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Hanamaulu’s 5% is ahead of 28% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
Water is 12% of Hanamaulu’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hanamaulu. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
5% of Hanamaulu’s land. Water is left out: Hanamaulu has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hanamaulu’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County44 ac
State Department of Land13 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 30 acLocal Park · 14 acState Resource Management Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 30 | Unknown |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 13 | Open |
| Hanamaulu Beach Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Hanamaulu Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Laukona Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hanamaulu
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hanamaulu
Hanamaulu Beach
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Hanamaulu: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 79 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 79 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
July is the driest month (1.8 in) and September the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Hanamaulu →
Next door
Hanamaulu and its neighbors
Hanamaulu has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanamaulu | 5% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Lihue | 25% | 1.5 | 4 | 78% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hanamaulu
How much of Hanamaulu is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Hawaii town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Hanamaulu’s trails?
Rayno Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hanamaulu?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Hanamaulu?
11,322 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanamaulu or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanamaulu have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #63 of 93 in Hawaii. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hanamaulu neighbors.
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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 →