Kaumakani Hawaii Map

About Kaumakani, Hawaii

Kaumakani is a locality in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 672. The population density is 273.4 people per km². Kaumakani is located at 21.9161°N, 159.6197°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP codes: 96747, 96769.

Kaumakani exists as a sun-drenched corridor of land where the trade winds carry the salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean across low-lying fields. It lies 22.6 miles west-southwest of Kapaa, HI (from Kapaa, HI: bearing 237°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of Kalaheo. The landscape remains defined by its proximity to the rugged Kukamahu Gulch, which carves a deep, shadow-filled scar into the earth just a mile away, while the distant, jagged silhouette of ʻAʻaka Ridge provides a constant, immovable horizon against the pale sky. Nearby, the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area offers a quiet expanse of protected terrain, its dry grasses and scrubby brush shifting in color from tawny gold to a muted, dusty green as the light wanes. The air here holds a distinct, lingering clarity, an atmospheric stillness that seems to sharpen the edges of the volcanic soil and the distant, shimmering blue of the water.

Kaumakani retains the skeletal architecture of a legacy once dominated by the rhythmic labor of the sugarcane industry, a history that still informs the skeletal layout of its quiet, grid-like streets. Workers once looked toward the Hanapepe River, which flows two miles distant, as a vital artery for the valley, though modern life has largely receded from the frantic pace of the plantation era. Residents occasionally traverse the Olokele Trail, seeking the elevation and solitude of the higher ground, or gaze toward the distant Kaawanui Reservoir, a rare, still eye of water reflecting the changing clouds. Life in Kaumakani moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, grounded by the kuleana of those who tend to the soil and maintain the quiet continuity of a place that prefers the weight of its own heritage to the clamor of the outside world.

About This Kaumakani Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kaumakani, Hawaii. Coordinates: 21.916111, -159.619722. 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 Kaumakani includes the ZIP code (96747, 96769), telephone area code (808), county seat of Kauai County (Līhuʻe), 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.