Honuaʻula Forest Reserve
Managed by State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources
5,371 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Travisthurston · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Holualoa
32% of Holualoa’s land is conserved: 7,159 acres
The biggest trail networks: Honuaʻula Forest Reserve (2.5 mi). 14 miles of mapped trail cross Holualoa, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #83 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
32%
7,159 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Holualoa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Holualoa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holualoa is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #83 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Holualoa’s overall grade.
Conserved land32% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 11%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Holualoa’s 32% is ahead of 83% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Honuaʻula Forest Reserve, with 2.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Waiʻaha Springs Forest Reserve
Nature preserve
463 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
7,159 conserved acres
32% of Holualoa’s land. Who manages Holualoa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources5,821 ac
State Department of Land1,320 ac
County18 ac
State Conservation Area · 5,821 acState Resource Management Area · 1,320 acLocal Other or Unknown · 18 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honua'ula Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5,373 | Restricted |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1,320 | Open |
| Wai'aha Springs Forest Reserve, Pua'a1 Section State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 360 | Restricted |
| Wai'aha Springs Forest Reserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 89 | Restricted |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Old RR Grade0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Holualoa: April to June
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) | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| High (°F) | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Holualoa →
Next door
Holualoa and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holualoa | 32% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Kailua | 21% | 0.3 | 6 | 54% | B |
| Kaloko | 15% | 1.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Honalo | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Kaiminani | 59% | 1.1 | 172 | 16% | A |
| Kahaluu-Keauhou | 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 52% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Holualoa
Where can I hike in Holualoa?
The longest trail networks: Honuaʻula Forest Reserve, 2.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Holualoa is conserved land?
32% 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 Holualoa’s trails?
Honuaʻula Forest Reserve and Waiʻaha Springs Forest Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Holualoa?
21,694 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holualoa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,322 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Holualoa have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #83 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 Holualoa neighbors.
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Sources
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 →