12% of Pahoa’s land is conserved: 171 acres
3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Pahoa, 1.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pahoa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pahoa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pahoa is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Pahoa’s 12% is ahead of 44% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% 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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171 conserved acres
12% of Pahoa’s land. Who manages Pahoa’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 2 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 | 138 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 32 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Pahoa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Pahoa: May to July
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) | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| High (°F) | 74 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Rain (in) | 13.1 | 15.8 | 22.9 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 18.1 | 19.0 | 23.5 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 23.1 | 22.3 |
January is the driest month (13.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 23.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Pahoa →
Pahoa and its neighbors
Pahoa has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahoa | 12% | 1.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Hawaiian Beaches | 81% | 0.3 | 6 | 43% | B |
| Nanawale Estates | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pahoa
How much of Pahoa is conserved land?
12% 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.
Where can I bike in Pahoa?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pahoa?
50,372 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pahoa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 136 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pahoa have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Pahoa 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 →