Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 24 min5:45 am – 7:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 52 min6:57 am – 5:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 76°F, lows 59°FColdest month February: highs 68°F, lows 53°F23 in of rain a year, on about 38 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare0 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kula Branch Stn 324.5 station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsMakawao Park Eddie Tam Centerpark · under a milePukalani Parkpark · 1.8 miMakawao Forest Reservestate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 2,076 acresHaleakala National Parknational park · 10.5 mi · 33,812 acresWaihou Spring Forest Reservestate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 211 acresKo'olau Forest Reservestate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 30,989 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes117 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197022 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 21 Feb 197639 mi away, near H?w?, HawaiiMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 29 Jul 202637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMaui County, HI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsVolcanic activity Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighTsunami Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025353 of 360 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 21, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Maui County monitors, HI
Drinking waterBaldwin Ranch Estatesserves 32 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,492 ft455 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKula Hospital10.9 miPost officeMakawao Post Officeunder a mileFire stationMakawao Fire Station1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherMiddleSamuel E Kalama Intermediate Schoolunder a mileElementaryMakawao Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolMontessori School Of Mauiunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Hawaii Maui College - Kahului Campus10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKahului International Airport OGG7.7 miTransit10 stops within a mileMaui BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 96788 ZIP area.
