Photo: Rockpocket at English Wikipedia · Public domainKaanapali has 28 miles of mapped trails, 5.5 for every square mile of land
10% of Kaanapali’s land is conserved, about 317 acres. 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kaanapali?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kaanapali have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaanapali is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold 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 Kaanapali’s 10% is ahead of 41% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% of them.
Water is 21% of Kaanapali’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
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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317 conserved acres
10% of Kaanapali’s land. Water is left out: Kaanapali has 5.0 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kaanapali’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 | 317 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Unknown |
5 places to go in Kaanapali
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Kaanapali: April 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 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
June is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Kaanapali →
Kaanapali and its neighbors
Kaanapali has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaanapali | 10% | 5.5 | 3 | 8% | B− |
| Mahinahina | 8% | 2.4 | under 1 | 48% | B− |
| Lahaina | 46% | 1.5 | 9 | 89% | A |
| Napili-Honokowai | 7% | 2.3 | 2 | 87% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kaanapali
How much of Kaanapali is conserved land?
10% 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 Kaanapali?
7,401 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaanapali or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 313 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kaanapali have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Kaanapali 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 →