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Honomu Hawaii Map

Explore Honomu, 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.

Interactive Map of Honomu, Hawaii

How to Use This Honomu, Hawaii Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Honomu, 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 Honomu.

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	Honomu
State	Hawaii (HI)
County	Hawaii County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu)

Latitude	19.869414
Longitude	-155.113049
Population	452
Density	381.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96728
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Honomu, Hawaii

Honomu is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 452. The population density is 381.9 people per km². Honomu is located at 19.8694°N, 155.1130°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96728.

Honomu occupies a verdant stretch of land where the Pāhe‘ehe‘e Stream carves a steady path through the earth toward the Pacific Ocean. It lies 10.3 miles north of Hilo, HI (from Hilo, HI: bearing 350°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north of Pepeekeo. The air here carries a heavy, sweet moisture, and the landscape is defined by the proximity of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, which anchors the local topography in wild, protected growth. On clear days, the silhouette of Mauna Kea looms in the distance, a silent guardian over the coastal slopes. The light at dusk often catches the mist rising from the nearby Kahūnā Falls, turning the horizon into a muted palette of charcoal and bruised violet, while the dense greenery of the Hilo Forest Reserve provides a dark, textured backdrop to the lower, more open plains.

Honomu maintains a quiet, steady pulse shaped by its legacy as a center of agricultural industry, where the ghosts of former sugarcane fields still linger in the open spaces. The economy has shifted from the era of large-scale plantations to a more localized exchange, yet the spirit of kuleana remains, reflected in the way residents tend to the land and the small, independent shops that line the main thoroughfare. History is not merely a record here but a living presence, felt in the transition from the rugged, volcanic coastline to the quiet inland roads that lead toward the distant, shimmering surface of Waihonu Pond. Life in Honomu moves with the deliberate pace of the trade winds, honoring a heritage of Polynesian voyaging and the persistent, unhurried rhythm of a place that finds its purpose in the simple, daily stewardship of the islands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Skyline Eco Adventures (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 319° NW
'Akaka Falls State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 250° W
Kahuna Falls (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 250° W
Hilo Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 250° W
Onomea Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 165° S
Dan J. Lutkenhouse (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 165° S
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.8 mi, 288° W · 97k acres
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.8 mi, 288° W · 20k acres
Laupahoehoe Experimental Tropical Forest Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 8.6 mi, 304° NW
Hilo Watershed Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 217° SW
East Hawai‘i Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 9.9 mi, 172° S
Kenyan K. Beale Community Robotics Center (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 170° S
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center (Aquarium) — 10.0 mi, 170° S
Naha Stone (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 172° S
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 171° S
Extreme Exposure (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 170° S
Dreams of Paradise (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 170° S
Wailoa River State Recreation Area (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 169° S
Kamehameha (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 167° S
Tsunami Clock Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 164° S
Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 164° S
Boiling Pots (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 186° S
Laupahoehoe Train Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 315° NW
Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 316° NW
Ken Yamase Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 12.1 mi, 168° S
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 197° S · 133k acres
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 31.0 mi, 202° S · 379k acres

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