Kapaa, Hawaii

About Kapaa

Kapaa, HI is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Hawaii.

Kapaa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 10.03 square miles.

📰 Kapaa News Today

• Hurricane Lala doesn't make landfall but batters Hawaii Travel Weekly · Aug 17
• Kapaa keeps World Series hopes alive with 5-2 win over Arizona Hawaii News Now · Aug 13
• Kapaa HI @ Bonita CA — Aug 14, 2026 World Baseball Network · Aug 14
• Sweetwater Valley All Stars advance to Little League World Series after routing Hawaii NBC 7 San Diego · Aug 14
• Kapaa rallies by Arizona to reach Little League West Region final The Garden Island · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kapaa Unique

• The only place in America named Kapaa — 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kapaa

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kapaa

• Kealia Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kapahi Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Kapaa

• Kapaa Elementary School
• Kapaa High School
• Kapaa Middle School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kapaa

🏘️ Nearby Communities