5% of Ko Olina’s land is conserved: 35 acres
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ko Olina, 1.8 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ko Olina?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ko Olina have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ko Olina is ahead of 82% 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 Ko Olina’s 5% is ahead of 29% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% of them.
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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35 conserved acres
5% of Ko Olina’s land. Who manages Ko Olina’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 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makaiwa Beach Park (Future) Local Park | Joint | 19 | Unknown |
| Ko Olina Beach Park (Future) Local Park | Joint | 9 | Unknown |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 7 | Open |
1 places to go in Ko Olina
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3.8 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 Ko Olina: April and May
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 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 81 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ko Olina →
Questions about parks and trails in Ko Olina
How much of Ko Olina is conserved land?
5% 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.
Where can I bike in Ko Olina?
3.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Ko Olina?
11,832 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ko Olina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ko Olina have?
Ahead of 82% 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 Ko Olina 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 →