Discovery HarbourHawaii
Discovery Harbour is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Its population was 1,171 as of the 2020 census.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Discovery Harbour
Set in the southeastern part of Hawaii, Discovery Harbour is a small unincorporated community.
Discovery Harbour holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.56 square miles.
What Makes Discovery Harbour Unique
- The only place in America named Discovery Harbour — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
- Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Discovery Harbour
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Discovery Harbour
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Big Island Farm Sanctuary · Attraction
- Cliff Jump · Attraction
- Green Sand Beach · Attraction
- Lua Mākālei · Attraction
- sea arch · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.