Hawaiian AcresHI
A town of 3,872 in Hawaii State.
Is Hawaiian Acres a good place to live?
Hawaiian Acres’ weakest subject grade is a D− for hazard risk. 24% of residents live below the poverty line in Hawaiian Acres, above both Hawaii State’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 1 of Hawaii State’s 125 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. 1.9% of the land in Hawaiian Acres is conserved, against 12% in Hawaii State’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 6 of Hawaii State’s 125 towns score lower on history. Hawaiian Acres 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).
Hawaiian Acres has grown 27% from 2010 to 2020
2,700 counted in 2010 and 3,426 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Hawaiian Acres grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii State), ordered by how far Hawaiian Acres is from typical.
Hawaiian Acres 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 →
Mauna Kea and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hawaiian Acres. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi MountainMauna Kea
Big draw17 mi MountainKīlauea
Big draw36 mi MountainMauna Loa
10 mi National ParkHawai'i Volcanoes National Park1.9M visitors a year
in town CaveKazumura Cave
14 mi WaterfallRainbow FallsPhoto credits
Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kazumura Cave: Dave Bunnell / Under Earth Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rainbow Falls: Kyle Hawton, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Hawaiian Acres: who provides what
Hawaiian Acres is unincorporated, so Hawaii 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 Hawaiian Acres.
Very high risk in Hawaiian Acres, with inland flooding at the top
Hawaiian Acres’ FEMA risk score stands at 100 of 100. 51% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 32%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2026.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Hawaiian Acres work out of town
For Hawaiian Acres, the typical journey to work is 36 minutes. The top destinations are Hilo (27%), Urban Honolulu (19%) and Kailua (5%). 0.4% of working residents work locally in the town.
| Hawaiian Acres | Hawaii State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 3.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More of Hawaiian Acres’ adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Hawaii State or U.S. town
Among adults in Hawaiian Acres, 40% sleep under 7 hours. Of the 93 Hawaii State towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Hawaiian Acres. Two figures for adults here: 18% report frequent physical distress, 26% worry about having enough food. The town does better than the Hawaii State average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 21.
| Hawaiian Acres | Hawaii State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hawaiian Acres | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 39.6% | 45.7% |
| More smokers | 20.9% | 11% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Hawaiian Acres
Among 93 Hawaii State towns, just 9 have a lower July high than Hawaiian Acres. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 56° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hawaiian Acres’ grade for the outdoors is a C+
The concentration of trails in Hawaiian Acres is 0.2 miles per square mile. 3.8 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Hawaiian Acres sells for about $250K
Only 7 of the 93 Hawaii State towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Hawaiian Acres. Hawaiian Acres’ typical rent is $1,351 a month.
| Hawaiian Acres | Hawaii State towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,351 a month | $2,017 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hawaiian Acres
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hawaiian Acres
About 10 of every 100 Hawaiian Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii State.
100% of working residents leave Hawaiian Acres for work
Where Hawaiian Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hawaiian Acres
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Hawaiian Acres is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States located in the District of Puna. As of the 2020 census, Hawaiian Acres had a population of 3,426.
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- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,014 ft
- Area code
- 808
Hawaiian Acres’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Hawaiian Acres.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Acres | — | — | B− | — | — | C |
| Kurtistown | — | — | B− | — | — | B− |
| Orchidlands Estates | — | — | C | — | — | C |
| Tiki Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ainaloa | — | — | B− | — | — | C− |
| Mountain View | — | — | B− | — | — | C+ |
| Fern Acres | — | — | C | — | — | C− |
Fern Acres has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hawaiian Acres, Kurtistown, Orchidlands Estates, Ainaloa, Mountain View and Fern Acres report no FBI crime data of their own. Hawaiian Acres, Kurtistown, Orchidlands Estates, Tiki Gardens, Ainaloa and Mountain View aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hawaiian Acres with a neighbor →
Questions about Hawaiian Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hawaiian Acres, HI a good place to live?
Hawaiian Acres 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 Hawaiian Acres, HI expensive?
The typical home is worth about $318,000, 62% below the Hawaii State 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 B−.