Photo: Travis.Thurston · CC BY-SA 3.014% of Hauula’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. 14% of Hauula’s land is conserved, about 105 acres. 73 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #15 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hauula?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hauula have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hauula is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #15 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Hauula’s 14% is ahead of 51% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
Water is 40% of Hauula’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hauula Forest Reserve
105 conserved acres
14% of Hauula’s land. Water is left out: Hauula has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hauula’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 40 | Open |
| Sacred Falls State Park State Park | State parks | 29 | Open |
| Kokololio Beach Park Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Hauula Community Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Hauula Beach Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Hauula Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5 | Restricted |
7 places to go in Hauula
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Hauula: 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 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 79 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 80 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
June is the driest month (2.5 in) and September the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 6.0 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Hauula →
Hauula and its neighbors
Hauula 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauula | 14% | 0.3 | 21 | 99%+ | A |
| Punaluu | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hauula
How much of Hauula is conserved land?
14% 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 Hauula’s trails?
Kokololio Beach Park and Hauula Forest Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hauula?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Hauula?
11,287 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hauula or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hauula have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #15 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 Hauula neighbors.
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 →