Few parks or trails are on the map in Maunawili
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Maunawili, 0.7 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Maunawili have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maunawili is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Maunawili’s 3% is ahead of 19% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% 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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38 conserved acres
3% of Maunawili’s land. Who manages Maunawili’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 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 27 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 12 | Unknown |
| Maunawili Valley Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
2 places to go in Maunawili
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Plus 1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails
The best walking months in Maunawili: April to June and 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) | 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) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Rain (in) | 10.6 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
February is the driest month (9.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 15.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Maunawili →
Maunawili and its neighbors
Maunawili has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maunawili | 3% | 0.7 | 4 | 36% | C+ |
| Kailua | 13% | 1.3 | 4 | 88% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Maunawili
How much of Maunawili is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Maunawili?
19,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maunawili or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Maunawili have?
Ahead of 41% 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 Maunawili 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 →