Olinda’s July high is 75°F, where Hawaii’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Among 94 Hawaii towns, just 5 have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Olinda. 43% of the land in Olinda is conserved, against 12% in Hawaii’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve, at 160 acres. Olinda has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

873 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

MakawaoKulaOlinda

Nearby attractions

Haleakala National Park and 10 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Olinda. Close and well known come first.

All 13 attractions →

5 mi National ParkHaleakala National Park854K visitors a year

15 mi Zoo & aquariumMaui Ocean Center

16 mi GardenKahanu Garden

11 mi MuseumAlexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum

6 mi GardenKula Botanical Garden

13 mi GardenMaui Nui Botanical Gardens

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Haleakala National Park: Michael Oswald, Public domain · Maui Ocean Center: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kahanu Garden: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 · Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain · Kula Botanical Garden: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us · Maui Nui Botanical Gardens: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us

Getting set up

Moving to Olinda: who provides what

Olinda is unincorporated, so Maui County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMaui Electric Co Ltd42.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterLower Kula water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesMaui CountyMaui County provides services here

SchoolsHawaii Department of EducationWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Hawaii you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereMaui County ClerkMaui County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP code9676896768 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Olinda.

Outdoors

Olinda has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

6.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Olinda is 0.9 miles per square mile.

43.4%conserved

43.4%

conserved · 2,078 of 4,789 acres

6.7 mi

of trails · 0.9 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve	0.9 mi	160

Full pageOlinda’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map6.7 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.9 miles of trail · Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve Conserved land43.4% conserved · 2,078 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Olinda?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Olinda faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.

82risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingEarthquakesWildfire

Full pageOlinda’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters25 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready4.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Olinda’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Olinda for work: only 2% work in town. Olinda’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Olinda grew to 127 in 2023, 61 more than in 2013.

2%work in town

	Olinda	Hawaii towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	31 minutes	28 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	7.2%	9.7%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	2.1%	3.7%	8%
Median household income	$98,000	$100,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Olinda2%

Urban Honolulu16%

Kahului15%

Makawao9%

Wailuku9%

14 mi

median commute distance

127

jobs based in Olinda

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageOlinda’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here127 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Olinda Commute times31 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 14 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Olinda has mild winters and pleasant summers

Olinda has warm winters and cool summers, with very little rain. Only 5 of the 94 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower January low than Olinda.

76°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter53–69°

Spring55–70°

Summer58–75°

Fall58–74°

76°

typical summer high

Full pageOlinda’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 75°, January lows 53°Rain & snow23″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and nowThen and now

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults get no exercise outside work in Olinda than in most of Hawaii or the rest of the country

16% of Olinda adults get no exercise outside work. Only 4 of the 94 Hawaii towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Olinda. 22% of Olinda adults binge drink.