KalokoHI
With 1,432 residents, it is a town in Hawaii.
Is Kaloko a good place to live?
Kaloko’s best subject grade is a B for health; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. Kaloko’s January low is 69°F, above both the Hawaii town median (64°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Only 6 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score lower on cost of living. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 15% of the land in Kaloko is conserved, above both the Hawaii town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 9 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score lower on history. Honuaʻula Forest Reserve, at 1,298 acres with 4.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Kaloko has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,432 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Kaloko grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Kaloko is from typical.
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Moving to Kaloko: who provides what
Kaloko is unincorporated, so Hawaii County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kaloko.
About one in three of Kaloko’s working residents commute to Urban Honolulu
For half of commuters, work is under 71 miles away. Kaloko had 125 jobs in 2023, up 74 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 1% of working residents work locally. Among residents locally, 18% live below the poverty line.
| Kaloko | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 3.7% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Kaloko is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
FEMA puts 48% of Kaloko’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 41% to earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More children than Hawaii overall
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). For residents in Kaloko, the share who are 65 or older is 17%. Just over a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Hawaii.
| Kaloko | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 41.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 65% women
The Census survey reached too few of Kaloko’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.7 points. Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Kaloko | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.7% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.7% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.4% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.4% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 15.2% of Kaloko
Trails run 15 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Kaloko’s concentration of trails comes in at 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Honuaʻula Forest Reserve | 4.7 mi | 1,298 |
| 2. Kona Cloud Forest Guided Walking Tours | — | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Kaloko is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns
In Kaloko, 30% of adults feel lonely. The town does better than the Hawaii average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11. Among 94 Hawaii towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Kaloko.
| Kaloko | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 45% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Kaloko | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 37.2% | 45.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mauna Kea and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kaloko. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MountainMauna Kea
Big draw29 mi MountainMauna Loa
6 mi MountainHualālai
26 mi National ParkHawai'i Volcanoes National Park1.9M visitors a year
21 mi National Historical ParkPu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park372K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumHulihee PalacePhoto credits
Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hualālai: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua., Public domain · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Hulihee Palace: Calbear22 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Kaloko
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kaloko; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Kaloko residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
Every workday, about 124 people come to Kaloko for work
Where Kaloko’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kaloko
Unincorporated community in Hawaii, United States
Kaloko is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the western side of the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the west by Kaiminani and to the south by Holualoa. As of the 2020 census, Kaloko had a population of 1,314. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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Questions about Kaloko
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kaloko, HI expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.