Kahului () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Maui County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It hosts the county's main airport (Kahului Airport), a deep-draft harbor, light industrial areas, and commercial shopping centers. The population was 28,219 at the 2020 census. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from in February to . On average, there are 21 nights annually with a low below and 25 days with a high at or above ; readings of or higher are far rarer, occurring on average once every five years.<!--13 out of 62 years from 1954 to 2015--> Temperature records range from on January 20, 1969, up to on August 31, 1994, and August 22, 2015. The record cool daily maximum is on February 28, 1990, and the record warm daily minimum is on October 8 and 17, 1979. extremes 1905−present)
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|Jan record high F = 90
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 97
|Aug record high F = 97
|Sep record high F = 97
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 96
|Dec record high F = 90
|year record high F = 97
|Jan avg record high F = 85.7
|Feb avg record high F = 86.0
|Mar avg record high F = 86.5
|Apr avg record high F = 87.5
|May avg record high F = 89.3
|Jun avg record high F = 90.5
|Jul avg record high F = 92.0
|Aug avg record high F = 92.3
|Sep avg record high F = 92.6
|Oct avg record high F = 91.6
|Nov avg record high F = 89.3
|Dec avg record high F = 86.6
|year avg record high F = 93.8
|Jan high F = 82.2
|Feb high F = 82.2
|Mar high F = 82.9
|Apr high F = 84.5
|May high F = 86.5
|Jun high F = 88.3
|Jul high F = 89.2
|Aug high F = 89.9
|Sep high F = 90.0
|Oct high F = 88.7
|Nov high F = 85.8
|Dec high F = 83.3
|year high F = 86.1
|Jan mean F = 72.9
|Feb mean F = 73.0
|Mar mean F = 74.0
|Apr mean F = 75.5
|May mean F = 77.1
|Jun mean F = 79.3
|Jul mean F = 80.5
|Aug mean F = 81.1
|Sep mean F = 80.6
|Oct mean F = 79.4
|Nov mean F = 77.1
|Dec mean F = 74.6
|year mean F = 77.1
|Jan low F = 63.6
|Feb low F = 63.8
|Mar low F = 65.1
|Apr low F = 66.6
|May low F = 67.7
|Jun low F = 70.3
|Jul low F = 71.8
|Aug low F = 72.3
|Sep low F = 71.2
|Oct low F = 70.1
|Nov low F = 68.4
|Dec low F = 65.9
|year low F = 68.1
|Jan avg record low F = 55.6
|Feb avg record low F = 55.6
|Mar avg record low F = 57.2
|Apr avg record low F = 59.8
|May avg record low F = 60.9
|Jun avg record low F = 64.0
|Jul avg record low F = 65.0
|Aug avg record low F = 65.6
|Sep avg record low F = 64.7
|Oct avg record low F = 63.6
|Nov avg record low F = 61.4
|Dec avg record low F = 58.3
|year avg record low F = 54.1
|Jan record low F = 48
|Feb record low F = 50
|Mar record low F = 51
|Apr record low F = 54
|May record low F = 56
|Jun record low F = 58
|Jul record low F = 58
|Aug record low F = 60
|Sep record low F = 59
|Oct record low F = 58
|Nov record low F = 55
|Dec record low F = 52
|year record low F = 48
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|Jan rain inch = 2.42
|Feb rain inch = 2.00
|Mar rain inch = 2.64
|Apr rain inch = 1.32
|May rain inch = 0.71
|Jun rain inch = 0.17
|Jul rain inch = 0.53
|Aug rain inch = 0.53
|Sep rain inch = 0.45
|Oct rain inch = 0.83
|Nov rain inch = 1.81
|Dec rain inch = 2.80
|year rain inch = 16.21
|unit rain days = 0.01 in
|Jan rain days = 8.3
|Feb rain days = 9.1
|Mar rain days = 10.2
|Apr rain days = 8.6
|May rain days = 6.1
|Jun rain days = 4.8
|Jul rain days = 7.7
|Aug rain days = 7.4
|Sep rain days = 5.0
|Oct rain days = 6.5
|Nov rain days = 9.2
|Dec rain days = 10.0
|year rain days = 92.9
|Jan humidity = 77.5
|Feb humidity = 74.7
|Mar humidity = 74.1
|Apr humidity = 72.2
|May humidity = 71.3
|Jun humidity = 69.6
|Jul humidity = 70.3
|Aug humidity = 69.4
|Sep humidity = 70.2
|Oct humidity = 73.1
|Nov humidity = 74.1
|Dec humidity = 76.8
|year humidity = 72.8
|Jan sun = 218.4
|Feb sun = 210.1
|Mar sun = 239.6
|Apr sun = 235.6
|May sun = 275.3
|Jun sun = 290.1
|Jul sun = 293.5
|Aug sun = 284.6
|Sep sun = 270.7
|Oct sun = 247.0
|Nov sun = 211.6
|Dec sun = 213.1
|year sun = 2989.6
|Jan percentsun = 64
|Feb percentsun = 65
|Mar percentsun = 64
|Apr percentsun = 62
|May percentsun = 68
|Jun percentsun = 72
|Jul percentsun = 71
|Aug percentsun = 72
|Sep percentsun = 74
|Oct percentsun = 68
|Nov percentsun = 63
|Dec percentsun = 63
|year percentsun = 67
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961−1990)
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Kahului had a population of 28,219. The median age was 39.4 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.6 males age 18 and over.
99.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 7,616 households in Kahului, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.4% were married-couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Education
The statewide school district is the Hawaii Department of Education, and this district covers Kahului. Public schools in Kahului include Maui High School, Maui Waena Intermediate School, Kahului Elementary School, Lihikai Elementary School, and Pomaika'i Elementary School.
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is in Kahului CDP.
The Hawaii State Public Library System operates the Kahului Library.
Points of interest
- Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
- Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
- Tasaka Guri-Guri