Haena, Hawaii

About Haena

Set in the northwestern part of Hawaii, Haena is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Haena is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.45 square miles.

📰 Haena News Today

• New comfort station opens at Haena State Park Hawaii News Now · Jul 8
• Kauai Fixed One Beach, Broke The One Down The Road. Now It’s Repeating. Beat of Hawaii · Mar 15
• Locals were crowded out of this Kauaʻi beach. That may change soon AP News · Mar 4
• While Hawaii Breaks Ground On One Park, This Kauai Community Already Finished Its Own Beat of Hawaii · Jun 12
• A Tropical Hike to Secluded Shipman Beach on the Big Island HAWAIʻI Magazine · Dec 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Haena Unique

• The only place in America named Haena — 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 northwestern 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 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Haena

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Haena

• Mediterranean Gourmet

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 6 miles point · Attraction
• 7 miles point · Attraction
• Hanakoa Falls · Attraction
• Maniniholo Dry Cave · Attraction
• Waikanaloa Wet Cave · Attraction
• Waikapalaʻe Wet Cave · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Haena

• Limahuli Garden and Preserve · Garden reviews ★
• Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Haʻena State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hāʻena Beach Park reviews ★
• Milolii State Park reviews ★
• Native forest restoration · Garden reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Haena

🏘️ Nearby Communities