Kaunakakai, Hawaii Weather
Kaunakakai, Hawaii — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Kaunakakai, Maui County.
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About Kaunakakai, Hawaii
Kaunakakai breathes the slow, salty air of Maui's northern coast, a place where the land slopes gently towards the vast, shimmering Pacific. It lies 37.9 miles west-north-west of Kahului, HI (from Kahului, HI: bearing 292°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-south-east of Kualapuu. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a low-lying plain fringed by the distant, brooding presence of the West Maui Mountains. Sunlight, thick and golden, spills over everything, softening the edges of corrugated tin roofs and illuminating the occasional splash of bougainvillea that riots against weathered wood. The air itself carries the faint, sweet perfume of plumeria, mingling with the briny tang of the ocean, a constant, gentle reminder of the sea's proximity. This is the heart of Kalaupapa National Historical Park's gateway, a place deeply marked by a history of isolation and resilience, though the park itself is a separate peninsula. Kaunakakai's economy has long been tethered to the land, once a hub for pineapple plantations that have largely receded, leaving behind a more diversified, laid-back rhythm. The harbor, though modest, still welcomes fishing boats and the occasional inter-island ferry, a lifeline connecting this quiet corner of Molokai to the wider world. Along the main street, a scattering of local businesses, from a general store to a bakery, serve the daily needs of residents, their presence a quiet testament to a life lived at a more deliberate pace, where the sun’s arc across the sky dictates the day more than any clock.
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| Location | Kaunakakai, Maui County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21.089636°N, 157.017398°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96748 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kaunakakai, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kaunakakai, Hawaii, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Kaunakakai includes coordinates 21.089636°N, 157.017398°W, situated in Maui County. ZIP code 96748. Telephone area code: 808. Timezone: Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
