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Kaanapali Hawaii Map

Explore Kaanapali, 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 Kaanapali, Hawaii

How to Use This Kaanapali, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	20.935898
Longitude	-156.690054
Population	1,161
Density	89.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96761
Area Code	808
County Seat	Wailuku
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Kaanapali, Hawaii

Kaanapali is a locality in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,161. The population density is 89.6 people per km². Kaanapali is located at 20.9359°N, 156.6901°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96761.

Kaanapali reveals itself as a sun-drenched stretch of coastline where the rhythmic pulse of the Pacific Ocean dictates the slow, deliberate turn of the day. It lies 4.3 miles north-northwest of Lahaina, HI (from Lahaina, HI: bearing 348°T), and is situated 3.3 miles south-southwest of Napili-Honokowai. The horizon remains dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Luakoʻi Ridge, while closer to the shore, the land slopes gently down from the higher elevations near Wahikuli Gulch. The air carries a heavy, sweet scent of plumeria, cooling as the trade winds move across the terrain toward the water. Freshwater runoff from Honokowai Stream occasionally tempers the salinity of the surf, creating a subtle, shifting clarity in the shallows that mirrors the turquoise light reflecting off the sand.

Economic life in Kaanapali has shifted from the era of expansive sugarcane and pineapple plantations toward a hospitality-driven present, though the memory of those agricultural cycles persists in the deep, red earth. Visitors and residents alike now turn their gaze toward the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, which serves as a vital protected corridor for marine life just beyond the breaker line. The proximity of Puukolii Reservoir provides a quiet, inland counterpoint to the relentless activity of the tide, serving as a reminder of the island’s delicate water management. Kaanapali retains a profound sense of kuleana, reflecting an enduring responsibility to the landscape that predates the modern resort architecture and respects the long history of Polynesian voyaging that first mapped these waters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 267° W
Black Rock Beach (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 210° SW
Honokowai Beach Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 010° N
Hanakao'O Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 180° S
Offshore Islets (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 015° N
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 171° S
Wahiku Terrace Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 173° S
West Maui Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 081° E
Captain Steve's Rafting (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 176° S
Captain Woody's Maui (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 177° S
Hawaiian Rafting Adventures (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 175° S
Maui Theatre (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 171° S
West Maui Natural Area Reserve (pana'ewa Section) (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 128° SE
The Village Galleries (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 170° S
James Colemann Gallery Lahaina (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 170° S
Baldwin Home Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 170° S
Hauola Stone (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 171° S
Kamehameha Iki Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 169° S
Pu’u Kukui (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 061° NE
Honolua-Mokuleia Bay Marine Life Conservation District (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 029° NE
Maunalei Sugar Co. Locomotive (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 227° SW
Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society) (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 106° E
Maui Community Theater (Theatre) — 12.3 mi, 104° E
Kalauonakukui Heiau (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 313° NW
Kaahumanu Six Plex (Cinema) — 14.3 mi, 104° E
Maui Mall Megaplex Cinema (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 102° E
Maui Ocean Center (Aquarium) — 15.2 mi, 131° SE
Maui Releasing The Sun (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 100° E
Haleakala National Park (National Park) — 30.9 mi, 111° E · 34k acres
Haleakala Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.2 mi, 118° SE · 24k acres

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