Few parks or trails are on the map in Waipio Acres
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #89 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Waipio Acres?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Waipio Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waipio Acres is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #89 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Waipio Acres’ 1% is ahead of 3% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% 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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4 conserved acres
1% of Waipio Acres’ land. Who manages Waipio Acres’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melemanu Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 4 | Unknown |
0.0 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 Waipio Acres: April to 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 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
August is the driest month (4.0 in) and September the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 7.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Waipio Acres →
Waipio Acres and its neighbors
Waipio Acres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waipio Acres | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 92% | C− |
| Mililani Town | 8% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Waipio Acres
How much of Waipio Acres is conserved land?
1% 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 Waipio Acres?
20,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waipio Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waipio Acres have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #89 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 Waipio Acres 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 →