Kamaili Hawaii Map

About Kamaili, Hawaii

Kamaili is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 8.6 people per km². Kamaili is located at 19.4391°N, 154.9188°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96778.

Kamaili occupies a landscape shaped by ancient basalt flows, where the air holds a persistent, humid weight and the scent of damp earth rises from the porous volcanic rock. It lies 11.3 miles south-southeast of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 168°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-southeast of Ainaloa. The terrain here slopes gently toward the Pacific Ocean, which lies three miles distant, its presence felt in the salt-heavy breeze that stirs the canopy of the nearby Keauohana Forest Reserve. Just a mile away, the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area serves as a quiet buffer, preserving the native flora that clings to the rugged, uneven ground. On clear days, the distant summits of the Kamakaiʻa Hills form a faint, jagged silhouette against the horizon, providing a silent backdrop to the dense, verdant growth that defines the immediate surroundings.

Kamaili carries the quiet weight of a region that has watched the slow transition from the labor-intensive eras of sugarcane and pineapple production to a more fragmented, contemporary existence. The local economy persists in the rhythm of small-scale agriculture, where the memory of taro lo'i informs the way residents interact with the soil. Life in Kamaili moves in accordance with the trade winds, which carry the cooling moisture of the Pacific Ocean across the island to nourish the vegetation. While the Puna Forest Hunters Trail remains seven miles away and Green Lake sits eight miles inland, the inhabitants find their own pace within the stillness of the woodland, valuing a sense of kuleana that binds them to the land’s enduring, volcanic character.

About This Kamaili Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kamaili, Hawaii. Coordinates: 19.439113, -154.918848. 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 Kamaili 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.