Hawaiian Acres is a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, home to about 3,872 people across 19 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 96760 and 96771.
Homes sold for a median of $275 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population3,872199 per sq mi
Median home value$318,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$275Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hawaiian Acres. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Hawaiian Acres
Distances
Nearest major airport
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)66 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hilo International Airport (ITO)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Urban Honolulu, HI218 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hawaiian Acres; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Hawaiian Acres
U.S. Representative · Hawaii’s 2nd DistrictJill N. Tokuda (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Hawaiian Acres had 3,426 residents in the 2020 census, up 93% since 2000.
It’s the 70th largest of 163 towns in Hawaii by population.
Hawaii County grew from 46,843 residents in 1900 to 200,629 in 2020.
Hawaii County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 61°F. About 151.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hilo 5 S, HI weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Hawaii County
54,716 jobs at 4,400 businesses in Hawaii County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hawaiian Acres’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Hilo Benioff Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hilo11.4 miles
Kau HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Pahala37.4 miles
Honoka'A Hospital and Skilled NursingCritical access hospital · emergency room · Honokaa44.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
17
Chiropractors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Hawaiian Acres
Parks (1 nearby)
Kurtistown Park · 2 acres2.0 mi
Grocery stores
Foodland4.0 mi
Pharmacies
Longs Drugs4.1 mi
Libraries
Mountain View Public and School Library3.6 mi
Keaʻau Public and School Library4.1 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hawaii Department of Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Mountain View Elementary SchoolMountain View
Pre-K–5
468
Public
3.6 mi
Na Wai Ola - PCSMountain View
Pre-K–7
145
Charter
4.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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