Kaunakakai is a community in Maui County, Hawaii, home to about 4,360 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96748.
Homes sold for a median of $399 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Kaunakakai; also Ualapue
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kaunakakai. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Kahului International Airport (OGG)37 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Molokai Airport (MKK)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Urban Honolulu, HI59 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kaunakakai; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Kaunakakai had 3,419 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.
It’s the 66th largest of 163 towns in Hawaii by population.
Maui County grew from 26,743 residents in 1900 to 164,754 in 2020.
Maui County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 64°F. About 21.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Molokai Ap, HI weather station (9 miles away).
62,683 jobs at 5,000 businesses in Maui County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
47 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kaunakakai.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 10 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Hawaii Department of Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaunakakai Elementary SchoolKaunakakai | Pre-K–6 | 282 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Kilohana Elementary SchoolKaunakakai | Pre-K–6 | 80 | Public | 8.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ho'Omana Hou SchoolKaunakakai | 9–12 | 7 | Nonsectarian | 3.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ualapue.
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