Lahaina, HI water hardness

Tap water hardness
32mg/L
1.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Lahaina · April 2025

HI typical
55 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Lahaina has about 32 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Lahaina, dated April 2025.

Lahaina on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+HI typical 55Pukalani: 12 mg/LPukalani 12Kula: 12 mg/LKula 12Kahului: 20 mg/LKahului 20Kihei: 51 mg/LKihei 51Honolulu: 55 mg/LHonolulu 55Kailua: 103 mg/LKailua 103East Honolulu: 105 mg/LEast Honolulu 105Waimanalo: 105 mg/LWaimanalo 105Kaneohe: 105 mg/LKaneohe 105Wailuku: 150 mg/LWailuku 150Lahaina 32mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+HI 55Pukalani: 12 mg/LPukalani 12Kula: 12 mg/LKula 12Kahului: 20 mg/LKahului 20Kihei: 51 mg/LKihei 51East Honolulu: 105 mg/LEast Honol. 105Wailuku: 150 mg/LWailuku 15032 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Lahaina sits 23 mg/L below the typical Hawaii figure of 55. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Pukalani to 150 in Wailuku.

What 32 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 32 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Lahaina's water system

Lahaina · PWSID HI0000214

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 20,065 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Lahaina water hard?

No. It measures about 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Lahaina in grains per gallon?

About 1.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 32 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.9.

Has the Lahaina water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Lahaina since 2016. There were also 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 23 cities in Hawaii

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, April 17, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.