Kurtistown Hawaii Map

About Kurtistown, Hawaii

Kurtistown is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,515. The population density is 135.8 people per km². Kurtistown is located at 19.5860°N, 155.0713°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP codes: 96749, 96760.

Kurtistown emerges from the verdant, rain-washed slopes of the Big Island, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and blooming ginger. It lies 4.9 miles west of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 277°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southeast of Hilo. The landscape is defined by a dense, emerald canopy that thickens toward the nearby Panaʻewa Forest Reserve, creating a persistent twilight beneath the interlocking boughs. From the higher elevations, one might catch a distant silhouette of Mauna Kea rising above the clouds, a jagged reminder of the island’s tectonic origins that contrast sharply with the lush, low-lying greenery. Though Kurtistown remains five miles removed from the Pacific Ocean, the salt-tinged trade winds permeate the foliage, carrying the rhythmic memory of the tides into the quiet residential lanes.

History in Kurtistown lingers in the remnants of an era dominated by the rhythmic clatter of the sugar industry, a legacy that has slowly surrendered to the quietude of small-scale agriculture and private homesteads. The land itself operates under a deep sense of kuleana, as residents maintain the soil within the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, fostering a relationship with the environment that values stewardship over extraction. While the bustle of the world feels distant, the local pace is dictated by the slow shift of light across the volcanic soil and the seasonal rains that sustain the nearby Waiākea Stream. Daily life here remains unpretentious, defined by the steady, quiet work of those who tend to their gardens and honor the ancestral rhythms of the land.

About This Kurtistown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kurtistown, Hawaii. Coordinates: 19.586013, -155.071278. 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 Kurtistown includes the ZIP code (96749, 96760), 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.