Pupukea Hawaii Map

About Pupukea, Hawaii

Pupukea is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,130. The population density is 576.3 people per km². Pupukea is located at 21.6481°N, 158.0625°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96712.

Pupukea rises from the salt-sprayed edge of the Pacific Ocean, where the jagged teeth of volcanic rock meet the relentless surge of the tide. It lies 10.7 miles north of Schofield Barracks, HI (from Schofield Barracks, HI: bearing 0°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Laie. Hakuola Gulch carves a deep, verdant scar through the slope, channeling the heavy, humid air toward the blue horizon, while the Waimea River winds its path just below, feeding the life of the lowlands before slipping into the sea. Far to the south, the Waianae Range holds the sky in a long, slumbering silhouette, a constant presence against the shifting light of the afternoon. Above the immediate shoreline, the Pūpūkea Paumalū Forest Reserve maintains a dense, tangled quietude, where the canopy thickens and the soil holds the damp, ancient memory of the islands. To the north, the silhouette of Wānanapaoa Island sits solitary upon the water, marking the boundary where the currents shift and the rhythm of the waves deepens into a darker, more resonant hum.

Pupukea carries the weight of a long kuleana, an inheritance of land that has seen the quiet transition from the labor of taro lo'i and the later, sprawling reach of agricultural fields to the present stewardship of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area. The economy here moves with the tide and the seasons, shifting from the harvest of the earth to the stewardship of the water, as the nearby Waimea Falls draws those who seek the cooling stillness of the inland pools. While ‘Uko‘a Pond remains a mirror for the egrets and the clouds four miles inland, the life of the inhabitants remains tethered to the coastal reach, where the Kawailoa Trail offers a distant, arduous path for those who wish to traverse the ridgelines above. Daily existence here is measured not by the clock, but by the clarity of the trade winds and the changing color of the water, a place where the modern world is softened by the persistent, grounding influence of the earth and the vast, unyielding Pacific Ocean.

About This Pupukea Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pupukea, Hawaii. Coordinates: 21.64814, -158.06247. 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 Pupukea includes the ZIP code (96712), telephone area code (808), county seat of Honolulu County (Honolulu), 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.