Puhi, Hawaii

About Puhi

Puhi is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hawaii.

Puhi holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.89 square miles.

📰 Puhi News Today

• Officials warn public to stay out of water in Hilo after 71,000-gallon wastewater discharge Hawaii News Now · Sep 22
• Puhi, HI Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 31
• He Pūkoʻa Kani ʻĀina: Keaukaha community gathers at UH Hilo aquaculture center to celebrate coral restoration at Puhi Bay University of Hawaii at Hilo · May 26
• DOH: Stay out of Hilo waters due to large wastewater spill - Honolulu Star-Advertiser Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Sep 22
• Community Voices: Maintaining Hilo's Keaukaha Beach Park Aloha State Daily · Feb 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Hawaii headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Puhi Unique

• The only place in America named Puhi — 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Puhi

• Mark's Place
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Deli & Bread Connection — sandwich
• Gaylord
• Genki Sushi — sushi

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Water Jump Zipline · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Puhi

• Hulēʻia National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Puhi

🏘️ Nearby Communities