Makakilo, Hawaii
CDP
About Makakilo
Makakilo is a small unincorporated community in western Hawaii.
Officially, Makakilo is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.82 square miles.
📰 Makakilo News Today
- Makakilo community secures new emergency access road khon2.com · Jul 9
- ‘It’s a tragedy’: Makakilo house fire claims life of 83-year-old man Hawaii News Now · Jul 20
- Makakilo Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- New emergency access route identified in Makakilo Hawaii News Now · Jul 9
- 2 hospitalized with serious injuries after two-vehicle crash in Makakilo KITV · May 7
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What Makes Makakilo Unique
- The only place in America named Makakilo — 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 western 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 3 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Makakilo
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⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.82 sq mi
Coordinates21.3590, -158.0812