Haena Hawaii Map

About Haena, Hawaii

Haena is a locality in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 550. The population density is 146.2 people per km². Haena is located at 22.2186°N, 159.5610°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96714.

Haena defines the northern reach of the island, where the Mānoa Stream carves a cooling path toward the Pacific Ocean. It lies 17.4 miles west-northwest of Kapaa, HI (from Kapaa, HI: bearing 300°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Kilauea. The landscape unfolds as a verdant corridor squeezed between the sheer, emerald cliffs of the Wainiha Valley and the restless, salt-heavy air of the coast. Rain-shadowed peaks of the Manono Ridge loom in the distance, their jagged silhouettes often softened by the persistent mist that clings to the high canopy. Below, the terrain shifts from the dense, tangled growth of the Haleleʻa Forest Reserve to the flat, alluvial soil where the rhythm of the tides dictates the slow pulse of the day. Sunlight here possesses a liquid quality, refracting through the spray of the Pacific Ocean to illuminate the fine, dark grains of the beach in hues of charcoal and bronze.

Haena carries a long, quiet weight of history, rooted in the ancient practice of cultivating taro loʻi that once sustained a thriving community of voyagers. While the scent of plumeria lingers in the humid breeze, the local economy has transitioned from the labor of the soil to a careful stewardship of the land’s natural splendor. Visitors are drawn to the distant, thundering spill of Limahuli Falls or the rugged challenge of the Hanakāpīʻai Falls Trail, yet the surrounding waters remain protected under the stewardship of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Life in Haena moves with a deliberate, kuleana-driven pace, acknowledging that the preservation of such a wild, sequestered edge requires a deep, reciprocal respect for the land and the vast, blue horizon that defines it.

About This Haena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Haena, Hawaii. Coordinates: 22.2186, -159.561. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Haena includes the ZIP code (96714), telephone area code (808), county seat of Kauai County (Līhuʻe), and school district assignment (Hawaii Department of Education).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.