Kalapana Hawaii Map

About Kalapana, Hawaii

Kalapana is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 42.5 people per km². Kalapana is located at 19.3566°N, 154.9752°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96778.

Kalapana exists as a stark, transformative expanse where the horizon dissolves into the rhythmic pulse of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 16.0 miles south of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 179°T), and is situated 11.1 miles south of Ainaloa. The landscape is defined by the obsidian reach of hardened lava, a terrain that resists the softening touch of time and mandates a slow, deliberate passage for any traveler. Here, the air carries a saline sharpness that cuts through the humidity, and the light at dusk turns the jagged, dark ground into a field of bruised violets and deep charcoals. While the Kamakaiʻa Hills remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the sky, the immediate earth is a testament to the raw, unceasing vitality of the island itself, offering a stark contrast to the verdant, dense growth found four miles away in the Keauohana Forest Reserve.

Kalapana maintains a profound connection to its past, defined by the enduring kuleana of those who honor the land’s volatile history and its capacity for renewal. The local economy is modest and resilient, moving at the pace of the tides rather than the clock, with much of the current life centered around the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area. Residents carry a quiet awareness of the cycles of creation and destruction, a perspective that colors the way they tend to their surroundings, far removed from the bustle of distant industry. Though the nearest water source of note is the distant Waiākea Stream and the quiet, secluded waters of Green Lake sit thirteen miles inland, the life of the place remains anchored to the shore, where the Kalapana Trail invites a patient exploration of the coastline’s shifting, volcanic character.

About This Kalapana Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kalapana, Hawaii. Coordinates: 19.356559, -154.975187. 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 Kalapana includes the ZIP code (96778), 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.