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Pahala Hawaii Map

Explore Pahala, 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 Pahala, Hawaii

How to Use This Pahala, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	19.1993
Longitude	-155.4772
Population	1,403
Density	843.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96777
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Pahala, Hawaii

Pahala is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,403. The population density is 843.8 people per km². Pahala is located at 19.1993°N, 155.4772°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96777.

Pahala rises from the dark, volcanic earth as a quiet settlement defined by the deep incline of the landscape and the heavy, humid breath of the trade winds. It lies 42.7 miles southwest of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 230°T), and is situated 20.8 miles east-northeast of Hawaiian Ocean View. The terrain shifts abruptly where the rugged Kauhuhuʻula Gulch cuts through the basalt, creating a steep, shadowed furrow in the land that marks the descent toward the distant, shimmering expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Overhead, the sky often carries a bruised, heavy grey, reflecting the distant presence of Mauna Loa, whose massive, brooding silhouette dominates the horizon far to the west. The air here holds a permanent, damp weight, smelling of cooling stone and the wild, tangled growth of the nearby Kaʻū Forest Reserve, which looms seven miles away like an impenetrable wall of green.

Pahala retains the weathered character of a place once governed by the rhythmic cycles of the sugarcane industry, though the great fields have long since surrendered their dominance to the encroaching wild. The economy lingers in a state of transition, shifting away from the monoculture of the past while maintaining a quiet, stubborn kuleana to the soil. Residents move through their days within the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, a designation that speaks to the delicate balance required to inhabit such a raw, elemental environment. Four miles to the north, the waters of Keaīwa Reservoir provide a still, reflective contrast to the restless energy of the island, while the offshore silhouette of Kauhuula reminds the observer of the volcanic forces that continue to shape this isolated, enduring corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 1.4 mi, 072° E · 379k acres
Ka'u Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 293° NW
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.3 mi, 079° E · 133k acres
Kamehame Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 160° S
Ka`U/Kapapala (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 336° NW
Kapapala Cooperative Game Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 030° NE
Honu'apo Bay overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 212° SW
Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 223° SW
Footprints Area (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 034° NE
Big Island Farm Sanctuary (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 220° SW
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 298° NW · 97k acres
Hi'iaka Crater (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 053° NE
Bird watching (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 035° NE
Kilauea Military Camp Theater (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 039° NE
Volcano Art Center Gallery (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 042° NE
Volcano Garden Arts (Arts Centre) — 23.2 mi, 045° NE
Manuka State Wayside (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 255° W
2400 Degrees Farienheit Glass Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 047° NE
Wao Kele o Puna (Local Recreation) — 28.9 mi, 054° NE
Kona Potters Guild (Public Artwork) — 31.1 mi, 302° NW
Animal Pen (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 298° NW
Chief Keawe House Complex (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 298° NW
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 32.2 mi, 299° NW
Kona Coffee Living History Farm (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 305° NW
Lekeleke Burial Grounds (Monument) — 39.7 mi, 308° NW
Blue Sea Artisans Gallery (Gallery) — 40.7 mi, 309° NW
Keauhou Kahaluʻu Heritage Center (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 309° NW
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 41.4 mi, 017° N · 20k acres
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 52.7 mi, 315° NW
Kekaha Kai State Park (State Park) — 53.0 mi, 318° NW

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