Fern Acres, Hawaii
CDP
About Fern Acres
Fern Acres is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Hawaii.
Fern Acres holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.81 square miles.
📰 Fern Acres News Today
- Fern Acres Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Police Continue Search for Suspect Considered Armed and Dangerous Hawaii Police Department (.gov) · May 2
- HECO restores power to more than 1,000 overnight Spectrum News · Mar 19
- Hawaiʻi Flood Watch: Power Restoration Continues, More Rains Expected Big Island Video News · Mar 19
- Hawaii Island police identify man found dead in Fern Acres Hawaii News Now · Nov 25
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Fern Acres Unique
- The only place in America named Fern Acres — 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 5 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area6.81 sq mi
Coordinates19.5082, -155.0785