Kaanapali, Hawaii

About Kaanapali

Kaanapali is a small unincorporated community in central Hawaii.

Kaanapali holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5 square miles.

📰 Kaanapali News Today

• California family ‘totally overwhelmed’ after large fight at Kaanapali resort Hawaii News Now · Jul 22
• 18-year-old Lahaina man killed in single-car crash in Kaanapali KITV · Sep 25
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Kaanapali, Lahaina, Hawaii - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 28
• Kaanapali, HI Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 5
• Kaanapali Beach Could Change Again. What Visitors Should Know. Beat of Hawaii · Jul 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Kaanapali Unique

• The only place in America named Kaanapali — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kaanapali

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kaanapali

• Castaway Cafe (café)
• Duke's Beach House — seafood
• Fish Market;Fish Market Maui — seafood
• Leilani's on the Beach — hawaiian
• Maui Brewing Co. — hawaiian
• Miss Arepa — Venezuelan
• Slappy Cakes — breakfast
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• 'Ūmalu
• Cafe Jai (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Black Rock Beach · Attraction
• Martin & MacArthur · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kaanapali

• Hanakao'o Beach Park reviews ★
• Honokowai Beach Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Kaanapali

🏘️ Nearby Communities