Photo: The Eloquent Peasant · CC BY-SA 4.015% of Kahaluu’s land is conserved: 334 acres
254 acres are parks and preserves, 45 per 1,000 residents. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Kahaluu, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #17 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kahaluu?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kahaluu have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kahaluu is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #17 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Kahaluu’s 15% is ahead of 52% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
Water is 23% of Kahaluu’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
334 conserved acres
15% of Kahaluu’s land. Water is left out: Kahaluu has 3.5 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kahaluu’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 2 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 258 | Unknown |
| Waihee Valley Nature Park (undeveloped) Local Conservation Area | Joint | 149 | Open |
| Heeia Kea Valley Nature Park (undevel) State Park | Other state land | 49 | Open |
| Kahaluu Regional Park Local Park | Joint | 41 | Open |
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
| Kahaluu Community Park Local Park | Joint | 6 | Open |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 5 | Open |
| Waiahole / Waikane Nature Preserve State Park | Other state land | 2 | Open |
| Laenani Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Kaalaea (undeveloped) Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Kahaluu
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
1.5 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Kahaluu: 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 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 78 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
June is the driest month (4.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 9.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Kahaluu →
Questions about parks and trails in Kahaluu
How much of Kahaluu is conserved land?
15% 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 Kahaluu’s trails?
Kahaluu Regional Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kahaluu?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Kahaluu?
23,726 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kahaluu or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kahaluu have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #17 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 Kahaluu 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 →