Mookini Heiau · Photo: Mailseth · CC BY-SA 3.018% of Hawi’s land is conserved: 925 acres
3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Hawi, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hawi?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hawi have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hawi is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Hawi’s 18% is ahead of 62% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
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
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925 conserved acres
18% of Hawi’s land. Who manages Hawi’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 2 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 | 913 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 12 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Hawi
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail
The best walking months in Hawi: April and May
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) | 11.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| High (°F) | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hawi →
Hawi and its neighbors
Hawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawi | 18% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Kapaau | 2% | 0.8 | 20 | 33% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hawi
How much of Hawi is conserved land?
18% 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.
Is there public land near Hawi?
13,870 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hawi or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 915 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hawi have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Hawi 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 →