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Today 10,162 people live in this town, first settled in 1900.
The best of Lahaina’s subject grades are an A for walkability and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Lahaina’s January low is 64°F, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 64°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Only 8 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a higher share of working residents who work in town than Lahaina. 38% of the land in Lahaina is conserved, above both Hawaii’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Lahaina has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lahaina Historic District and Hale Pa'i. Lahaina has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where Lahaina beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
38.1% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Lahaina is from typical.
Lahaina has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,654 in 1980, 12,702 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lahaina is unincorporated, so Maui 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lahaina.
Trails total 12 miles in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is West Maui Natural Area Reserve, at 361 acres. The density of trails for Lahaina comes to 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Maui Natural Area Reserve | — | 361 |
| 2. Malu Ulu Olele Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Hanakao'o Beach Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Lahainaluna High School, with 813 students. Two of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahaina Intermediate SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 449 | C+ |
| Lahainaluna High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 813 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
On expected storm and flood damage, Lahaina sits above 91% of U.S. communities. This Hawaii town has had 41 paid flood insurance claims since 1982. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tsunamis, followed by inland flooding at 32%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lahaina after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one worker in five stays in Lahaina for work. The town’s typical journey to work comes in at 20 minutes. The top destinations are Kaanapali (20%), Urban Honolulu (19%) and Kahului (5%). 6.2% of workers work remotely from home here.
| Lahaina | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.2% | 8.2% | 11% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults in Lahaina, 15% smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lahaina is ahead of Hawaii on 1 and behind on 11. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% have been diagnosed with depression, 43% sleep under 7 hours.
| Lahaina | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 76% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 45% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lahaina | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 6.7% |
| More smokers | 14.7% | 11% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 64° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For households in Lahaina, the share who own their home is 56%. Home values are down 6.6% over the year to September 2026. In Lahaina, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,997 a month.
| Lahaina | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,997 a month | $2,017 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Four-year graduates: 26% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across Hawaii. No age group stands out against Hawaii: all are within 4 points. In Lahaina, 18% of residents are 65 or older.
| Lahaina | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 31% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Lahaina | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.2% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lahaina. Close and well known come first.
28 mi National ParkHaleakala National Park854K visitors a year
22 mi National Historical ParkKalaupapa National Historical Park15K visitors a year
12 mi Zoo & aquariumMaui Ocean Centerin town MuseumLahaina Heritage Museum
14 mi MuseumAlexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
12 mi GardenMaui Nui Botanical GardensHaleakala National Park: Michael Oswald, Public domain · Kalaupapa National Historical Park: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Maui Ocean Center: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain · Maui Nui Botanical Gardens: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lahaina
About 3 of every 100 Lahaina residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
6 places in Lahaina on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Lahaina.
Settlement in Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Lahaina (; Hawaiian: [ləˈhɐjnə]) or Lāhainā is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. On the northwest coast of the island of Maui, it encompasses Lahaina town and the Kāʻanapali and Kapalua beach resorts. At the 2020 census (before the 2023 wildfire), Lahaina had a resident population of 12,702. The CDP spans the coast along Hawaii Route 30 from a tunnel at the south end, through Olowalu, and to the CDPs of Kaanapali and Napili-Honokowai to the north. A series of wildfires destroyed approximately 80% of Lahaina in 2023, resulting in the deaths of 102 people.
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2 towns share a border with Lahaina.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahaina | — | — | C− | — | — | B+ |
| Launiupoko | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaanapali | — | — | D− | — | — | B+ |
Kaanapali has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lahaina and Kaanapali report no FBI crime data of their own. Lahaina and Launiupoko aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lahaina with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lahaina has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Yes. That is 9.9 years of the area's median household income ($97,109 across the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
10 notable people were born here, including Kekauōnohi and Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell.
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