ManeleHI
A town in Hawaii, home to 50 people.
Is Manele a good place to live?
Manele’s midpoint age is 73.3 years, above both the Hawaii town median (41.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 94 Hawaii towns, just 3 have a higher share of households owning their home than Manele. Manele’s density of trails is 5.5 miles per square mile, above both the Hawaii town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Manele has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
50 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Manele.
Very high risk in Manele, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts just over four fifths of Manele’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Manele’s year
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 60° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Manele is
The share of adults in Manele who report frequent mental distress is 14%. Of 32 CDC measures, Manele beats the Hawaii average on 2 and trails it on 1. Only 7 of the 94 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Manele. In Manele, 23% of adults have obesity, and 73% had a checkup this year.
| Manele | Typical Hawaii town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 27% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 76% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Manele | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 13.7% | 16% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 6.7% |
| Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup | 73.4% | 77.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1% of Manele is conserved land
6.6 miles of trail. Only 5 of the 86 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Manele.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Manele
Moving to Manele: who provides what
Manele 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Manele; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Manele residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Hawaii.
About Manele
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Mānele (Hawaiian for 'sedan chair') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States, on the island of Lanai. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 7. Mānele is one of only two census-designated places on Lānaʻi, the other being the much larger Lānaʻi City. Mānele is the site of Four Seasons Resort Lanai. It is the least populated legally-recognized place in Hawaii.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Area code
- 808
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