Explore Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Hawaii or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hawaiian Beaches.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Hawaiian Beaches |
| State | Hawaii (HI) |
| County | Hawaii County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| Latitude | 19.544648 |
| Longitude | -154.928934 |
| Population | 3,976 |
| Density | 100.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 96778 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| County Seat | Hilo |
| School District | Hawaii Department of Education |
Hawaiian Beaches emerges as a rugged expanse of volcanic earth, where the porous, obsidian-hued ground meets a canopy of low-slung, salt-stunted vegetation. It lies 5.1 miles southeast of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 133°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-northeast of Ainaloa. The landscape here is defined by the stark presence of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, which blankets the territory in a quiet, protected stillness. Two miles to the east, the Pacific Ocean churns against the jagged coastline, its rhythmic percussion a constant, low-frequency hum that permeates the afternoon air. The atmosphere carries a sharp, metallic clarity, as if the trade winds have scrubbed the sky clean before pressing inland toward the dense, tangled greenery of the Nanawale Forest Reserve. Far off on the horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Kamakaiʻa Hills marks the edge of the world, anchoring the vastness of the island in a distant, immutable line.
Hawaiian Beaches occupies a singular position in the local narrative, shaped by a history of shifting tides and the persistent, slow-moving pulse of an economy built on resilience. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the sun, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, though the memory of agricultural cycles lingers in the untended corners of the landscape. Residents maintain a deep, quiet kuleana to the land, an obligation that transcends simple ownership and touches upon the ancient rhythms of these islands. While the Puna Trail lies miles away, drawing those who seek the solitude of the coastline, the immediate surroundings remain defined by the raw, unpolished character of the terrain. Whether observing the light as it turns a bruised, violet color over the distant ʻOpihi Rock or navigating the quiet streets, one senses that Hawaiian Beaches exists in a fragile balance between the relentless growth of the wild and the quiet endurance of those who call this volcanic shelf their own.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii. Coordinates: 19.544648, -154.928934. 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 Beaches includes the ZIP code (96778), telephone area code (808), county seat of Hawaii County (Hilo), and school district assignment (Hawaii Department of Education).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |