Mālaekahana State Recreation Area
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Laie
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Laie
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Laie, 1.1 per square mile of land. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #37 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
33 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
1.5 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Laie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Laie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laie is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #37 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Laie’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 61%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Laie’s 4% is ahead of 22% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% of them.
Water is 38% of Laie’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
4% of Laie’s land. Water is left out: Laie has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Laie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County18 ac
State Department of Land6 ac
Private owners5 ac
State parks3 ac
State natural resources2 ac
Local Park · 17 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 acState Resource Management Area · 6 acState Park · 3 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 6 | Unknown |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 6 | Open |
| Hukilau Beach Park Local Park | Private owners | 5 | Open |
| Laie Point State Wayside State Park | State parks | 3 | Open |
| Offshore Island, Kukuihoolua Island Seabird Sanctuary State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Restricted |
Things to do
11 places to go in Laie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Laie
Plus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Laie
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Laie
Lāʻie PointIn La'ie Point State Wayside
DirectionsPicnic areas in Laie
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
6Basketball
3Tennis
2Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Laie: 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 Laie →
Questions about parks and trails in Laie
How much of Laie is conserved land?
4% 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 Laie’s trails?
Mālaekahana State Recreation Area and La'ie Point State Wayside don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Laie?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Laie?
10,595 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laie have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 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 Laie 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 →