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Paauilo Hawaii Map

Explore Paauilo, 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 Paauilo, Hawaii

How to Use This Paauilo, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	20.0398
Longitude	-155.3708
Population	618
Density	198.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96776
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Paauilo, Hawaii

Paauilo is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 618. The population density is 198.8 people per km². Paauilo is located at 20.0398°N, 155.3708°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96776.

Paauilo emerges from the verdant, sloping terrain of the Hāmākua coast, where the air remains heavy with the salt-scent of the Pacific Ocean just a mile to the east. It lies 28.7 miles northwest of Hilo, HI (from Hilo, HI: bearing 320°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east of Waimea. The landscape descends through deep, shadowed creases like Opihilala Gulch, eventually meeting the sea in a rugged display of volcanic earth and shifting tides. High above the shoreline, the dark, fertile soil supports a transition from open pastures to the dense, tangled canopy of the Hāmākua Forest Reserve, while the distant, snow-dusted silhouette of Mauna Kea anchors the horizon in a permanent, silent vigil. Light here often fractures against the clouds, casting long, bruised purples across the grass during the late afternoon, turning the moisture-laden breeze into a cool, persistent touch against the skin.

Paauilo carries the quiet, lingering memory of the plantation era, a time when the rhythmic clatter of the sugar industry defined the daily pulse of the people. While the vast fields of cane have long since surrendered to smaller, diversified agricultural ventures, the sense of kuleana—the profound responsibility to the land—remains deeply embedded in the local character. Life moves with an unforced cadence, shaped by the proximity of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area and the slow, steady flow of water through the region, far removed from the clamor of the island’s more frantic edges. The community exists in the quiet spaces between the mountains and the surf, where the history of labor and the persistence of the natural world continue to share the same damp, volcanic earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hauola Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 035° NE
Hamakua Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 180° S
Hawaiian Vanilla Company (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 253° W
Kalopa State Recreation Area (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 268° W
Kalopa Trail (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 269° W
Honoka'A Swimming Complex (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 293° NW
Honokaa Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 291° W
Plantation Days Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 293° NW
Laupahoehoe Experimental Tropical Forest Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 8.3 mi, 133° SE
Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 111° E
Laupahoehoe Train Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 113° SE
David Douglas Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 169° S
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.3 mi, 164° S · 97k acres
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.4 mi, 155° SE · 20k acres
Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 292° W
Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 290° W
Church Row Monument (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 267° W
Onomea Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 131° SE
Dan J. Lutkenhouse (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 132° SE
East Hawai‘i Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 140° SE
Naha Stone (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 140° SE
Kenyan K. Beale Community Robotics Center (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 140° SE
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center (Aquarium) — 28.4 mi, 140° SE
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 140° SE
Extreme Exposure (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 140° SE
Dreams of Paradise (Gallery) — 28.7 mi, 140° SE
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 29.3 mi, 268° W
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.8 mi, 192° S · 133k acres
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 34.8 mi, 192° S · 379k acres
Haleakala National Park (National Park) — 60.9 mi, 314° NW · 34k acres

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