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Puako Hawaii Map

Explore Puako, 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 Puako, Hawaii

How to Use This Puako, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	19.967382
Longitude	-155.848076
Population	267
Density	32.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96743
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Puako, Hawaii

Puako is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 267. The population density is 32.1 people per km². Puako is located at 19.9674°N, 155.8481°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96743.

Puako stretches across a jagged expanse of volcanic rock where the earth meets the Pacific Ocean in a slow, rhythmic collision of tide and basalt. It lies 52.3 miles west-northwest of Hilo, HI (from Hilo, HI: bearing 289°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-northwest of Waikoloa Village. This landscape, held firmly within the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, is defined by the stark contrast between the sun-bleached shoreline and the distant, cooling silhouette of Mauna Kea rising against the horizon. Inland, the terrain rises toward Kamakoa Gulch, while the air carries a faint, salt-crusted stillness that settles over the nearby Keanapou Fishpond. The light here has a crystalline quality, turning the water a brilliant, translucent turquoise that seems to hold the very heat of the afternoon in its depths.

Puako preserves a quiet legacy of early coastal settlement, where the echoes of ancient maritime traditions linger in the sheltered coves and tide pools. The economy, once tethered to the rhythms of the sea and the surrounding arid land, now moves with the patient, unhurried pace of those who live by the kuleana of the coast. While the Kīholo-Puakō Trail offers a path toward the island of Pōhakulua, the local character remains anchored in a profound respect for the natural boundaries of the shoreline. Far from the distant rush of Kemole Falls or the distant greenery of the Kaʻūpūlehu Forest Reserve, life here is measured by the steady, persistent pulse of the Pacific Ocean as it washes over the black, weathered stone that defines the edge of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 011° N
Puako Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 218° SW
Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District (Marine Protected Area) — 1.4 mi, 053° NE
Hapuna Beach State Recreatioin Area (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 053° NE
Beach "69" (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 052° NE
Lahaina Galleries (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 200° S
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 042° NE
ʻouli (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 034° NE
The Big Three (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 026° NE
Buddha Point (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 224° SW
Waikoloa Petroglyph Field (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 210° SW
Dolphin Quest Hawaii (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 223° SW
Kamehameha V (1830 - 1872) (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 213° SW
Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 209° SW
Waikoloa Community Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 116° SE
Pu'u Anahulu Game Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 192° S
Pu'u Wa'awa'a Cooperative Game Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 208° SW
Malawakena Beach (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 215° SW
Pu'U Wa'Awa'A Experimental Tropical Forest Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.8 mi, 209° SW
Church Row Monument (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 072° E
Pololū Valley Lookout (Viewpoint) — 17.9 mi, 024° NE
Al Zeidman Gallery (Gallery) — 18.7 mi, 003° N
Kona Cloud Forest - Guided Walking Tours (Nature Reserve) — 19.2 mi, 200° S
Interpretive Center (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 203° SW
Lava Light Galleries (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 203° SW
Plantation Days Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 072° E
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 101° E · 97k acres
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.7 mi, 152° SE · 133k acres
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 34.7 mi, 152° SE · 379k acres
Haleakala National Park (National Park) — 49.0 mi, 345° N · 34k acres

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