Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Kaunakakai
Weather & Forecast
Kaunakakai is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the largest town on the island of Molokaʻi. The population was 3,419 at the 2020 census. It has the largest port on the island and the longest pier in Hawaii. The town was made famous in the 1930s by the song "The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai", beginning an ongoing tradition of designating an honorary mayor for the town.Wikipedia
Temperatures stay relatively steady year-round. Rain falls fairly evenly through the year. Month-to-month temperature changes stay relatively modest. Little daylight swing through the year. Humidity stays fairly steady through the year.
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State Context
HawaiiU.S. stateHawaii is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, it is the only state not on the North American mainland, the only state that is an archipelago, the only state south of the Tropic of Cancer, one of only two states, along with Florida, with regions that have a tropical climate, and one of the two U.S.Wikipedia
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HawaiiHawaii includes several islands with different settlement patterns and landscapes. Honolulu on Oahu is one urban setting within a state that also includes smaller communities and rural areas on other islands.
Windward versus leeward location and elevation can make a substantial difference to rainfall and temperatures within the same island. Housing, transport, and access to services depend on the particular community. Compare local conditions rather than assuming all Hawaiian locations share the same experience.
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