Fern Forest, Hawaii

About Fern Forest

Set in the southeastern part of Hawaii, Fern Forest is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Fern Forest is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 12.47 square miles.

📰 Fern Forest News Today

• Fern Forest, Kilauea, Hawaii National Park, T.H. (1948) by Ansel Adams Artsy · May 6
• UPDATE: Flood advisory extended through late this afternoon for southeast Big Island Big Island Now · Jan 4
• Flash Flood Warning Issued For Puna, Kaʻū Big Island Video News · Mar 13
• Hawaii Island shaken by magnitude 4.6 earthquake Hawaii News Now · Nov 26
• 4.5 earthquake on south flank of Kīlauea, no tsunami generated Maui Now · Nov 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fern Forest Unique

• The only place in America named Fern Forest — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
• Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fern Forest

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🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Glenwood Park · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fern Forest

• Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fern Forest

🏘️ Nearby Communities