HanamauluHI
Population 4,972: a town settled in 1923.
Is Hanamaulu a good place to live?
The best of Hanamaulu’s subject grades is an A− for health; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Hanamaulu’s January low is 66°F, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 64°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Only 9 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score lower on walkability. Only 3 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score lower on history. Hanamaulu 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 Hanamaulu stand out
Where Hanamaulu beats most towns.
Hanamaulu has grown 30% from 2010 to 2020
3,835 counted in 2010 and 4,994 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Hanamaulu grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Hanamaulu is from typical.
Hanamaulu 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 →
Moving to Hanamaulu: who provides what
Hanamaulu is unincorporated, so Kauai 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hanamaulu.
A smaller share of adults in Hanamaulu have obesity than in the typical Hawaii or U.S. town
In Hanamaulu, 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 45% sleep under 7 hours. This Hawaii town beats the Hawaii average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 29% of adults have high blood pressure here.
| Hanamaulu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 27% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 45% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 76% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hanamaulu | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 6.7% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 21% | 25.6% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 70.4% | 78.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The schools Hanamaulu’s kids attend
The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Hanamaulu’s public school: 524 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Kaumualii Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 524 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Very high risk in Hanamaulu, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts nearly three quarters of Hanamaulu’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tsunamis. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Hanamaulu’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
For working residents in Hanamaulu, the share who work locally is 0.8%. Since 2013, Hanamaulu has added 25 jobs, to 226 in 2023. The average commute here is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Lihue (31%), Urban Honolulu (20%) and Poipu (8%).
| Hanamaulu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 3.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $82,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Hanamaulu brings mild winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 66° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hanamaulu keeps 4.6% of its land conserved
Hanamaulu’s concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails total 0.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. It has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.
| Hanamaulu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rayno Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Hanamaulu sells for about $1.02M at the median
The median rent for Hanamaulu comes to $1,652 a month. In Hanamaulu, two thirds of households live in a home they own.
| Hanamaulu | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,652 a month | $2,017 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 71% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nā Pali Coast State Park and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hanamaulu. Close and well known come first.
23 mi State parkNā Pali Coast State Park
21 mi Canyon & gorgeWaimea Canyon State Park
21 mi LandmarkRussian Fort Elizabeth
22 mi BeachHanakapiai Beach
12 mi GardenAllerton Garden12 mi GardenNational Tropical Botanical GardenPhoto credits
Nā Pali Coast State Park: Jmblanco74, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waimea Canyon State Park: Aaronbernstein, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Russian Fort Elizabeth: en:User:Mel29, Public domain · Hanakapiai Beach: Jeff Kubina, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Allerton Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Hanamaulu
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hanamaulu
About 3 of every 100 Hanamaulu residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
99% of working residents leave Hanamaulu for work
Where Hanamaulu’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hanamaulu
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Hanamāʻulu (literally, "tired bay" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the ancient birthplace of Kawelo, a member of Kauai's ruling family. The population was 4,994 at the 2020 census, up from 3,272 at the 2000 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- ZIP code
- 96715
- Area code
- 808
Hanamaulu’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Hanamaulu.
Hanamaulu and Lihue report no FBI crime data of their own. Hanamaulu and Lihue aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hanamaulu with a neighbor →
Questions about Hanamaulu
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hanamaulu, HI a good place to live?
Hanamaulu 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 Hanamaulu, HI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $688,000, 17% below 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 C+.