HelemanoHI
2,691 people call this town in Hawaii home.
Is Helemano a good place to live?
The best of Helemano’s subject grades is an A for health; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Helemano’s midpoint rent is $3,094 a month, above both Hawaii’s towns ($2,009 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On cost of living, just 4 of Hawaii’s 125 towns do worse. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Helemano 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 Helemano stand out
Where Helemano beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Helemano | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.9% | 6.2% |
100% of working residents leave Helemano for work
Where Helemano’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Helemano grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Helemano is from typical.
Helemano 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 →
USS Missouri and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Helemano. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
13 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
13 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
23 mi MountainDiamond Head
22 mi BeachWaikīkī
13 mi MuseumUSS BowfinPhoto credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain
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Moving to Helemano: who provides what
Helemano is unincorporated, so Honolulu 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 Helemano.
Helemano has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Helemano break down as 46% from inland flooding and 26% from tsunamis.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Helemano’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Hawaii or U.S. town
Only 2 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Helemano. In Helemano, 28% of adults have obesity. Against the Hawaii average, Helemano comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 11.
| Helemano | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 4% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 19% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 76% | 79% |
| What stands out | Helemano | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 1.9% | 6.2% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 4% | 12.4% |
| More binge drinkers | 29.6% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Helemano’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Helemano, 12% live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Helemano has added 103 jobs, to 110 in 2023. The average trip to work locally is 21 minutes. Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Helemano | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Helemano: mild winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 61° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Helemano Children and Dog Parks | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Helemano
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Helemano
About 11 of every 100 Helemano residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
About Helemano
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Helemano is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It is north of the center of the island of Oahu, 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Waialua and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Honolulu. As of the 2020 census, Helemano had a population of 2,549. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,099 ft
Questions about Helemano
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Helemano, HI a good place to live?
Helemano 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).