Honokaa People's Theatre · Photo: Ross stephenson · CC BY-SA 3.09% of Honokaa’s land is conserved: 119 acres
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Honokaa, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Honoka'a Park (0.5 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Honokaa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Honokaa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Honokaa is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Honokaa’s 9% is ahead of 39% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Honoka'a Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
119 conserved acres
9% of Honokaa’s land. Who manages Honokaa’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 5 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 | 96 | Open |
| Honokaa Park State Park | Other state land | 29 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Unknown |
| Honoka'A Swimming Complex State Recreation Area | Other state land | 5 | Open |
| Haina Co Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
19 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
7 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Honokaa: May to August
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 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| High (°F) | 78 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 7.6 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
June is the driest month (3.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 11.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Honokaa →
Questions about parks and trails in Honokaa
Where can I hike in Honokaa?
The longest trail networks: Honoka'a Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Honokaa is conserved land?
9% 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 Honokaa’s trails?
Honoka'a Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Honokaa?
25,090 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Honokaa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Honokaa have?
Ahead of 85% 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 Honokaa 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 →