Kaunakakai, HI
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Kaunakakai short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
51 / 110
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
6%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$24,312
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
51%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$393,485
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$36,057
Top-Earners Revenue
Kaunakakai
Market Revenue Seasonality
Top Listings
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Challenging to Investors
Kaunakakai Regulations
STRs are permitted under Maui County’s STRH framework but face strict constraints in Kaunakakai (Molokai Community Plan), including a tight cap (only 16 permits issued), a manager-on-call requirement, onsite parking, and added compliance steps (insurance, plans, taxes). The 2024 SB 2919 also enables counties to phase out STRs, increasing regulatory risk.
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STR specialist · Kaunakakai, HI
About Kaunakakai
Kaunakakai (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kɐwnəkəˈkɐj]) 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.