Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
Park
149 acres0.8 mi of trail
Captain Cook Monument Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kealakekua Bay Historical District · Photo: Nnachappa64 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Honaunau-Napoopoo
Honaunau-Napoopoo has 162 acres of parks, 61 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park (0.8 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Honaunau-Napoopoo, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #58 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
892 acres · of 38.0 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
162 ac
61 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.4 mi
Highest peak
1,247 ft
Puʻukalapa
Lakes & rivers
1
6 beaches · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Honaunau-Napoopoo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Honaunau-Napoopoo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Honaunau-Napoopoo is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #58 of 93 in Hawaii. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Honaunau-Napoopoo’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land61 acres of park per 1,000 residents (162 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home2% 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 55%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 38%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Honaunau-Napoopoo’s 4% is ahead of 20% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
Water is 9% of Honaunau-Napoopoo’s area (4 of 42 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District
Nature preserve
298 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
892 conserved acres
4% of Honaunau-Napoopoo’s land. Water is left out: Honaunau-Napoopoo has 38.0 square miles of land and 3.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Honaunau-Napoopoo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources498 ac
State parks176 ac
National Park Service169 ac
State Department of Land36 ac
County12 ac
Other state land6 ac
Ranch Easement · 498 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 176 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 169 acState Resource Management Area · 36 acLocal Other or Unknown · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 499 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 176 | Open |
| Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 169 | Restricted |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 36 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 12 | Unknown |
| Napoopoo Park State Park | Other state land | 6 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Honaunau-Napoopoo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Honaunau-Napoopoo
Kapahukapu (Manini Beach)In Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District
DirectionsKe'ei Beach
DirectionsKe'ei Beach
DirectionsPlus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Honaunau-Napoopoo
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Honaunau-Napoopoo
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Honaunau-Napoopoo
Puʻukalapa1,247 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Honaunau-Napoopoo
Manini BeachIn Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District
DirectionsPlus 2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miHorses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 1.7 mi
Captain Cook Monument Trail0.9 mi
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (1871 Trail)0.6 mi
Coastal Trail0.3 mi
Puʻuhonua Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 11 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Honaunau-Napoopoo: 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 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| High (°F) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Honaunau-Napoopoo →
Next door
Honaunau-Napoopoo and its neighbors
Honaunau-Napoopoo has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honaunau-Napoopoo | 4% | 0.7 | 61 | 2% | B− |
| Captain Cook | 26% | 0.7 | 1 | 38% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Honaunau-Napoopoo
Where can I hike in Honaunau-Napoopoo?
The longest trail networks: Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, 0.8 miles; Napoopoo Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Honaunau-Napoopoo is conserved land?
4% 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 Honaunau-Napoopoo’s trails?
Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park and Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Honaunau-Napoopoo?
6.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Honaunau-Napoopoo?
31,443 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Honaunau-Napoopoo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 191 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Honaunau-Napoopoo have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Honaunau-Napoopoo 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 →