Mountain View, Big Island

Mountain View at a Glance

On the eastern coast of the Big Island approximately 10.5 miles away from Hilo lies the reclusive but scenic town of Mountain View. True to its name, the town provides ample view of a mountain--- in fact, the world’s tallest mountain and second largest volcano--- the Mauna Kea. Elevated at 1440 feet and surrounded by land, Mountain View has no lava shoreline or glimmering Pacific Ocean to view. Nonetheless, there’s no lack of scenic spots or activities to charm tourists. Biking and hiking, golf, and exploring tide pools are some of the activities that abound in the area.

Furthermore, the town offers pristine nature brimming particularly with exotic plants (such as anthoriums, Ohia, and wild ginger), and rainbows. Mountain View also abounds with plant reproduction facilities such as nurseries, greenhouses, and tropical flower gardens.

Owing to the town’s rich and fertile land, Mountain View was also historically involved in sugar trade. It was even once connected to the city of Hilo by the Hawaii Consolidated Road. Since the decline of the sugar industry in Hawaii, Mountain View has been involved primarily in coffee production. Today, the town boasts of several coffee mills including the most renowned of them all, the Hilo Coffee Mill.

Around 3,249 people inhabited the 56.6 square-mile town. Though it is more populated than other Big Island towns, the town has a very low population density of only 52 people per square mile. The community is a mix of many ethnicities and races, the largest percentage of which are Caucasians (22.8%), Asians (21.9%), and Hispanics (16.1%).

Mountain View’s zip code is 96771.

Mountain View in Bullet Points

Mountain View Location

Mountain View Map (top)

Mountain View Weather (top)

Now
67°F
Windchill:
67°F
Light Rain
Location: Mountain View, HI, US
Wind: 8 mph N
Humidity: 87%
Visibility: 0.1 mi
Pressure: 30.01 in rising
Sunrise: 6:26 am
Sunset: 6:30 pm Thu
Hi: 81°F
Low: 65°F
Scattered Showers
Fri
Hi: 75°F
Low: 65°F
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