Seaview Hawaii Map

About Seaview, Hawaii

Seaview is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 512. The population density is 300.4 people per km². Seaview is located at 19.4067°N, 154.9214°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96778.

Seaview emerges from a landscape of raw, basaltic earth where the air holds a permanent, briny weight pulled inland from the distant expanse of Pohoiki Bay. It lies 13.3 miles south-southeast of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 165°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-southeast of Ainaloa. The terrain is defined by the jagged architecture of cooled lava flows, a dark and porous foundation that gives way to the dense, humid canopy of the nearby Keauohana Forest Reserve. Rising three miles to the west, the slopes of Puu Kepaka anchor the horizon, their profiles softened by the low-slung, persistent clouds that drift from the ocean to cling to the high ground. In the quiet hours of the late afternoon, the light here loses its harshness, casting a long, violet shadow across the uneven ground and turning the volcanic rock to a dull, metallic sheen that seems to pulse with the slow cooling of the land.

Life in Seaview exists within the borders of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, a designation that preserves the rugged solitude of the coastline and the integrity of the wild brush. The economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of land stewardship, far removed from the frantic commerce of the islands' more developed centers. While distant memories of sugarcane and pineapple plantations linger in the way the land was cleared and parceled long ago, the current reality is one of quiet cultivation and the heavy, sweet scent of plumeria carried on the trade winds. Those who seek more strenuous excursions often travel toward the Puna Forest Hunters Trail, but for most, the rhythm of the day is dictated by the tides and the patient observation of a landscape that refuses to be hurried.

About This Seaview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Seaview, Hawaii. Coordinates: 19.4067, -154.9214. 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 Seaview includes the ZIP code (96778), telephone area code (808), county seat of Hawaii County (Hilo), 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.