Halaula Hawaii Map

About Halaula, Hawaii

Halaula is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 773. The population density is 68.2 people per km². Halaula is located at 20.2171°N, 155.7765°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96755.

Halaula occupies a quiet expanse of land where the trade winds push salt-heavy air against the volcanic earth, carrying the scent of damp soil and blooming plumeria toward the Pacific Ocean. It lies 56.1 miles southeast of Kihei, HI (from Kihei, HI: bearing 129°T), and is situated 2.0 miles east-southeast of Kapaau. The landscape here slopes gently toward the sea, carved by the deep, verdant incision of East Branch Hālawa Gulch, while the distant, jagged profile of Mauna Kea anchors the horizon in a haze of muted indigo. Beyond the immediate threshold of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, the terrain maintains a rugged, unmanicured grace, where the light at dusk turns the tall grasses to copper and casts long, cooling shadows across the basalt stones.

Halaula retains the memory of a time when the rhythm of the day was dictated by the harvest of sugarcane and pineapple, cycles that have since faded into a quieter, more introspective economy. Small plots of land still reflect a commitment to traditional cultivation, as if the soil itself holds the weight of kuleana, the responsibility to care for what remains. Residents occasionally look toward the distant silhouette of Paokalani Island or journey toward the ʻĀwini Trail to find the quietude of the high country, yet the life of the place stays tethered to the proximity of the Pacific Ocean and the seasonal pulse of Niuliʻi Stream. It is a place that does not clamor for attention, preferring instead to exist in the steady, rhythmic passage of sun and rain, marked by the simple, enduring architecture of a life lived close to the land.

About This Halaula Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Halaula, Hawaii. Coordinates: 20.21709, -155.776538. 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 Halaula includes the ZIP code (96755), telephone area code (808), county seat of Hawaii County (Hilo), 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.