Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii

About Haiku-Pauwela

Haiku-Pauwela is a small unincorporated community in central Hawaii.

Haiku-Pauwela holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 15.78 square miles.

📰 Haiku-Pauwela News Today

• Haiku-Pauwela Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• Haiku-Pa‘uwela, HI Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 19
• Rental unit in Haiku-Pauwela · ★4.87 · 2 bedrooms · 2 beds · 1 bath airbnb.com · Oct 9
• Woman went missing after hike in Hawaii, family offers reward WUSA9 · May 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Haiku-Pauwela Unique

• The only place in America named Haiku-Pauwela — 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.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Haiku-Pauwela

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Haiku-Pauwela

• Colleen's
• King’s Chinese Barbecue — chinese
• Maui Garden Grove (café)
• Nuka — japanese
• Wailuka Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Haiku-Pauwela

• Twin Falls Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Haiku-Pauwela

• Haiku Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Haiku-Pauwela

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