Hawaiian Acres Hawaii Map

About Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii

Hawaiian Acres is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,426. The population density is 68.1 people per km². Hawaiian Acres is located at 19.5381°N, 155.0522°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96760.

Hawaiian Acres unfolds across a rugged, verdant expanse of volcanic earth, where the dense canopy of the Puna Forest Reserve looms just six miles to the east. It lies 6.4 miles southwest of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 233°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-northwest of Ainaloa. The landscape here is defined by an uneven, porous terrain of weathered basalt, softened by thick mats of ferns and the persistent, upward climb of the land toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Mauna Kea. Rainfall frequently gathers in the hollows of the jagged rock, nourishing a wild, unmanicured woodland that feels detached from the busier corridors of the island. Those who traverse the Puna Forest Hunters Trail four miles away find a silence that is absolute, save for the sudden, rhythmic rustle of the trade winds moving through the canopy. The light in Hawaiian Acres possesses a particular, heavy clarity at dusk, turning the deep greens of the foliage into somber shades of charcoal and olive as the damp air settles over the volcanic soil.

Settlement in Hawaiian Acres evolved from a vision of subdivided lots carved into the wilderness, creating a dispersed, independent rhythm of life that favors self-reliance over dense commercial development. The economy here remains tethered to the land, characterized by small-scale agriculture and the quiet labor of those tending to private orchards or forest gardens. Residents navigate a landscape defined by its distance from the modern pulse, maintaining a profound kuleana to the stewardship of their isolated plots. While the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area sits only three miles away as a reminder of the region’s protected status, the daily experience of Hawaiian Acres is one of quiet seclusion. Life here moves with a deliberate, singular pace, unburdened by the demands of the wider world, grounded entirely in the texture of the soil and the slow, persistent growth of the forest.

About This Hawaiian Acres Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii. Coordinates: 19.538056, -155.052222. 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 Hawaiian Acres includes the ZIP code (96760), 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.