More than half of Kahuku’s land is conserved: 54%
54% of Kahuku’s land is conserved, about 332 acres. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Kahuku, 4.0 per square mile of land. Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kahuku?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kahuku have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kahuku is among the top 1% 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 Kahuku’s 54% is ahead of 96% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
Water is more than half of Kahuku’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 23%.
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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332 conserved acres
54% of Kahuku’s land. Water is left out: Kahuku has 1.0 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kahuku’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 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 294 | Restricted |
| Kahuku Golf Course Local Recreation Area | County | 87 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 53 | Unknown |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 34 | Open |
| Kahuku District Park Local Park | Joint | 16 | Open |
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
1 places to go in Kahuku
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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 Kahuku: 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) | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
June is the driest month (1.5 in) and September the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Kahuku →
Questions about parks and trails in Kahuku
How much of Kahuku is conserved land?
54% 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 Kahuku?
6,585 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kahuku or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 143 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kahuku have?
Among the top 1% 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 Kahuku 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 →