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Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical ParkKaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park · Photo: W Nowicki · CC BY 3.0
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Outdoors in Kaiminani

More than half of Kaiminani’s land is conserved: 59%

59% of Kaiminani’s land is conserved, about 14,030 acres. 1,971 acres are parks and preserves, 172 per 1,000 residents. 42 miles of mapped trail cross Kaiminani, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #14 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it

Conserved land
59%
14,030 acres · of 37.2 sq mi of land
Trails
42 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,971 ac
172 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.7 mi
0.8 mi lanes
Highest peak
1,690 ft
Puʻuʻio
Lakes & rivers
4
5 beaches · 3 boat launches

What kind of outdoors town is Kaiminani?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild59% of the land is conserved; a typical Hawaii town, 14%.Room to roam172 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.A trail town1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 83% of U.S. towns.A beach town5 named beaches on the map.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Kaiminani have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaiminani is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #14 of 93 in Hawaii. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kaiminani’s overall grade.
Conserved land59% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (42 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land172 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,971 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13AParks close to home16% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 86%

Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Kaiminani’s 59% is ahead of 97% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.

Water is 9% of Kaiminani’s area (4 of 41 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 54%.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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.

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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 Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, with 5.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park

Park
645 acres5.5 mi of trail
Ala Kahakai National Historic TrailMāmalahoaAla Nui KalokoAla Mauka Makai+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Kekaha Kai State Park

Park
1,275 acres1.6 mi of trail
Makalawena Beach Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗

Wawaloli Beach Park

Park
58 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Recreation Center Pavilion

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

14,030 conserved acres

59% of Kaiminani’s land. Water is left out: Kaiminani has 37.2 square miles of land and 3.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kaiminani’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land12,114 ac
State parks1,280 ac
National Park Service630 ac
County6 ac
State Resource Management Area · 12,114 acState Park · 1,280 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 630 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Department of Land State Resource Management Area
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land12,114Open
Kekaha Kai State Park
State Park
State parks1,280Open
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service630Restricted
County Land Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
County6Unknown
Things to do

11 places to go in Kaiminani

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Kaiminani
'Ai'ōpio Beach
Directions
Honokohau Harbor Beach
Directions
Makolea Beach
Directions
Ooma Beach
Directions
Wawaloli BeachIn Wawaloli Beach Park
Directions
Trails & water

8 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 1.6 miUnpaved · 6.8 mi
Māmalahoa2.0 mi
Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail1.4 mi
Kings Highway Foot Trail0.9 mi
Ala Nui Kaloko0.8 mi
Ala Mauka Makai0.7 mi
Ala Hu'ehu'e0.7 mi
Makalawena Beach Trail0.7 mi
Ki'i Pōhaku0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Kaloko FishpondpondʻAimakapā FishpondpondʻAiʻōpio FishtrapʻŌpaeʻula Pondpond
Biking & sports

4.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical ParkDistrict · listed 1978
About it
Kalaoa Permanent House Site 10,205Site · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Kaiminani: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)11.111.512.012.613.113.313.212.812.211.711.210.9
High (°F)818282838485868787868482
Rain (in)1.41.21.00.60.60.80.50.50.50.90.81.1

July is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kaiminani →

Next door

Kaiminani and its neighbors

Kaiminani has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Kaiminani42 miKaloko15 miHolualoa14 miKailua4.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Kaiminani59%1.117216%A
Kaloko15%1.1under 1under 1%C+
Kailua21%0.3654%B
Holualoa32%0.4under 1under 1%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Kaiminani

Where can I hike in Kaiminani?

The longest trail networks: Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, 5.5 miles; Kekaha Kai State Park, 1.6 miles; Wawaloli Beach Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Kaiminani is conserved land?

59% 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 Kaiminani’s trails?

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park and Kekaha Kai State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Kaiminani?

4.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 3.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Kaiminani?

23,427 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaiminani or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14,023 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Kaiminani have?

Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #14 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 Kaiminani 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 →