Royal Kunia Park and Rec Center
Park
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Royal Kunia
Royal Kunia has 7.6 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Royal Kunia’s land is conserved, about 44 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #42 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
44 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.6 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Royal Kunia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Royal Kunia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Royal Kunia is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #42 of 93 in Hawaii. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Royal Kunia’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical HI town 14% · U.S. 4%C+Trails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · HI 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · HI 4 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · HI 83% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 55%
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Royal Kunia’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% of them.
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
The longest trail network is Royal Kunia Park and Rec Center, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
44 conserved acres
2% of Royal Kunia’s land. Who manages Royal Kunia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County36 ac
Town or city16 ac
State Department of Land7 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 27 acLocal Park · 25 acState Resource Management Area · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 27 | Unknown |
| Hoaeae Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Kupuohi Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 7 | Open |
| Kunia Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Royal Kunia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Royal Kunia
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Royal Kunia: April and May
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) | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.4 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Royal Kunia →
Next door
Royal Kunia and its neighbors
Royal Kunia has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Kunia | 2% | 2.5 | 3 | 99% | B+ |
| Waipahu | 17% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Royal Kunia
Where can I hike in Royal Kunia?
The longest trail networks: Royal Kunia Park and Rec Center, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Royal Kunia is conserved land?
2% 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 Royal Kunia’s trails?
Royal Kunia Park and Rec Center and Kunia Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Royal Kunia?
19,620 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Royal Kunia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Royal Kunia have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #42 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 Royal Kunia 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 →