Maunaloa Hawaii Map

About Maunaloa, Hawaii

Maunaloa is a locality in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 435. The population density is 228.2 people per km². Maunaloa is located at 21.1321°N, 157.2113°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96770.

Maunaloa occupies a high, breezy plateau where the persistent trade winds scrub the air clean, carrying the faint, salt-tinged promise of the Pacific Ocean three miles to the west. It lies 38.8 miles east-southeast of Kailua, HI (from Kailua, HI: bearing 119°T), and is situated 12.8 miles west-northwest of Kaunakakai. The landscape here is defined by weathered volcanic earth and the quiet solitude of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, which envelops the perimeter in a protective embrace. To the north, the terrain dips toward the deep, shadowed creases of Kamakahi Gulch, while the horizon remains wide and uncluttered, save for the distant, hazy silhouettes of other islands. At dusk, the quality of light transforms the rugged ground into a palette of deep ochre and violet, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the open fields toward the distant, unseen waters.

Maunaloa carries the quiet weight of a transitionary era, having shifted from the bustling, structured life of a plantation settlement into a more contemplative, post-industrial stillness. The memory of vast pineapple fields lingers in the red dust that clings to the tracks of the old roads, a testament to the cycles of labor that once organized the daily rhythm of every household here. While the economic focus has evolved far from those expansive agricultural harvests, the people maintain a deep sense of kuleana, tending to the land with a patient, watchful eye. Life moves with an internal cadence that pays little mind to the frantic pace of the outside world, favoring instead the slow, deliberate work of maintaining the quiet beauty of this high-altitude refuge.

About This Maunaloa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maunaloa, Hawaii. Coordinates: 21.132114, -157.21132. 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 Maunaloa includes the ZIP code (96770), telephone area code (808), county seat of Maui County (Wailuku), 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.