Tiki Gardens is a community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, home to about 245 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 96778.
Homes sold for a median of $312 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Ainaloa; part is in Tiki Gardens
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tiki Gardens. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)75 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hilo International Airport (ITO)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Urban Honolulu, HI227 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tiki Gardens; 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.
It’s the 154th 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).
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 (14 miles away).
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).
65 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tiki Gardens.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 42 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keonepoko Elementary SchoolPahoa | Pre-K–6 | 565 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Pahoa Elementary SchoolPahoa | Pre-K–6 | 402 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science PCSPahoa | K–12 | 738 | Charter | 1.5 mi |
| Pahoa High & Intermediate SchoolPahoa | 7–12 | 745 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na HunaahiPahoa | 3–8 | 7 | Nonsectarian | 1.2 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 Ainaloa, Hawaiian Beaches, Nanawale Estates, Leilani Estates, Pahoa, Seaview, Black Sands, Kamaili and Kalapana.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.