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Koloa Hawaii Map

Explore Koloa, 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 Koloa, Hawaii

How to Use This Koloa, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	21.9031
Longitude	-159.4611
Population	2,231
Density	688.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96756
Area Code	808
County Seat	Līhuʻe
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Koloa, Hawaii

Koloa is a locality in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,231. The population density is 688.0 people per km². Koloa is located at 21.9031°N, 159.4611°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96756.

Koloa occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic passage of the Waikomo Stream, which carves a path through the verdant earth toward the distant Pacific Ocean. It lies 15.9 miles south-southwest of Kapaa, HI (from Kapaa, HI: bearing 213°T), and is situated 7.8 miles southwest of Lihue. The topography here is marked by gentle, sun-drenched rises that extend toward the distant heights of Ka Lae o Kahonu, framing a horizon where the light often shifts from a sharp, clarified gold to a deep, bruised violet. Nearby, the still surface of Waita Reservoir reflects the heavy, moisture-laden trade winds, while the surrounding terrain remains under the stewardship of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area. The air carries a salt-tinctured sweetness, a reminder that the crashing tides are only a short distance away, grounding the sensory experience of the place in the cycle of the tides and the slow, deliberate growth of the surrounding tropical flora.

Koloa serves as a quiet repository of memory, its identity forged in the era of large-scale agriculture that once defined the economic pulse of the region. Where fields of sugarcane and pineapple once stretched toward the horizon, the present day finds a more measured pace, honoring the labor and the complex ethnic threads that define the local heritage. The echoes of those industrial days remain in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried movement of those who walk its streets, people who maintain a deep, quiet sense of kuleana toward the land. Life here is lived with an awareness of the deeper geography, from the distant, inaccessible heights of Waiolue Falls to the solitary silhouette of Kalanipuao Rock rising from the water miles away, ensuring that Koloa maintains a character both grounded in its specific history and open to the vast, encompassing influence of the Pacific Ocean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Village Marketplace (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 299° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 287° W
Koloa Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 332° NW
The Shops at Kukui’ulu (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 203° SW
Nukumoi Point (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 170° S
Afeinberg Photography (Gallery) — 2.3 mi, 144° SE
Spouting Horn (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 238° SW
Heiau Hoʻouluia (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 127° SE
Lihu'e-koloa Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 314° NW
Soccer Field (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 272° W
Huleia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 056° NE · 480 acres
Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 054° NE
Kauai Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 050° NE
Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 051° NE
Lilo & Stitch (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 274° W
Wailua River State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 030° NE
Lydgate State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 043° NE
Halele'a Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 352° N
Captain James Cook, R.N. (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 285° W
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 359° N · 1,838 acres
Screen (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 289° W
Waioli Mission House Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 353° N
Afeinberg Gallery + Fafo Jewelry (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 354° N
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 20.9 mi, 352° N
Merchant Marine (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 294° NW

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