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Pahoa Hawaii Map

Explore Pahoa, 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 Pahoa, Hawaii

How to Use This Pahoa, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	19.496
Longitude	-154.9453
Population	924
Density	163.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96778
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Pahoa, Hawaii

Pahoa is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 924. The population density is 163.8 people per km². Pahoa is located at 19.4960°N, 154.9453°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96778.

Pahoa emerges from a landscape of raw, basaltic earth where the scent of damp ferns and salt-heavy air suggests the proximity of the Pacific. It lies 7.0 miles south-southeast of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 165°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east-southeast of Ainaloa. The land here is defined by the sharp, porous texture of volcanic rock, rising slightly toward the silhouette of Puu Pahoehoe three miles to the west. Broad-leafed vegetation thrives in the humid warmth, bordering the dense, tangled canopy of the Nanawale Forest Reserve. While the distant horizon pulls the eye toward the jagged outline of ʻOpihi Rock, the immediate ground remains anchored within the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, where the soil feels ancient and restless underfoot. During the golden hour, the light catches the metallic sheen of the hardened lava flows, casting long, violet shadows across the uneven terrain that stretches toward the hidden reach of Nānāwale Bay.

Pahoa carries the weight of a history shaped by the slow, inevitable movement of the earth and the resilience of those who cultivate the land. The economy, once tethered to the rhythmic labor of plantation life, now favors a quiet independence where small-scale agriculture and local artistry define the daily commerce. Residents move through the day with a deliberate pace, respecting a kuleana that links the modern pulse of the streets to the deeper, older patterns of the islands. For those seeking the quietude of the backcountry, the Puna Forest Hunters Trail offers a path through the wilderness, leading away from the paved roads and into the stillness of the trees. Far from the industrial rush of the mainland, the life of Pahoa remains quiet and unadorned, existing in a space where the memory of the land is as present as the trade winds that stir the plumeria, carrying the hum of a distant, unseen world toward the banks of the Waiākea Stream.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nanawale Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 128° SE
Wao Kele o Puna (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 236° SW
Malama-ki Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 136° SE
Hawaiian Beaches Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 038° NE
Nanawale Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 049° NE
Mackenzie State Recreation Area (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 127° SE
Lava Arch (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 156° SE
Wai'opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District (Marine Protected Area) — 8.1 mi, 097° E
Papa John Lacho Coltes (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 354° N
Hilo Coffee Mill (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 297° NW
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 11.5 mi, 220° SW · 379k acres
Lava2 (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 214° SW
Lava1 (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 213° SW
Panaewa Rainforest Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.8 mi, 323° NW
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.1 mi, 238° SW · 133k acres
Nāpau Crater Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 237° SW
Regal Prince Kuhio Stadium 9 (Cinema) — 15.9 mi, 331° NW
2400 Degrees Farienheit Glass Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 259° W
Ken Yamase Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 16.3 mi, 329° NW
Unknown Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 327° NW
Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 333° NW
Tsunami Clock Memorial (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 333° NW
King Kamehameha Statue (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 331° NW
Dreams of Paradise (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 330° NW
Extreme Exposure (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 330° NW
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 330° NW
Naha Stone (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 329° NW
Mokupāpapa Discovery Center (Aquarium) — 18.4 mi, 330° NW
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 316° NW · 97k acres
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 26.1 mi, 316° NW · 20k acres

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