TV channels & antenna towers in He‘eia, Hawaii

He‘eia, Hawaii has a population of about 4,960. Our map shows 14 licensed TV transmitters inside a 70-mile radius: 13 full-power and 1 low-power. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 13 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 9 at good or strong strength.

14 of them are within 25 miles of He‘eia, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 0 are more than 45 miles out. Five of the 5 network stations in range are licensed to Honolulu, so most of the network channels you will find here come from Honolulu's stations.

The strongest network signals here are ABC on channel 4 (KITV), CBS on channel 5 (KGMB), NBC on channel 13 (KHNL), CW on channel 2.2 (KHON-TV) and Trinity on channel 26 (KAAH-TV). No Fox affiliate is listed within 250 miles of He‘eia. 8 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

The main network towers around He‘eia are in different directions: ABC 189° S (9.8 mi), CBS 263° W (18 mi) and NBC 263° W (18 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, KAAH-TV, KGMB and KHNL, transmit from the same tower site about 18 miles west of He‘eia (262° W). Aim there first: one setting covers all of them.

Of the 5 full-power and Class A network signals that reach He‘eia at fair strength or better, 60% arrive from the west; the rest are spread across one other direction.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from He‘eia, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for He‘eia is KHNL (NBC), 18 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. If you only watch the closer stations, a smaller antenna may do.

An amplifier only helps here if you run a long cable (over about 50 feet) or split the antenna to several TVs. Otherwise better placement does more. See the amplifier guide.

With 13 stations at fair strength or better, He‘eia ranks 3rd of 121 places in Hawaii: more than the typical Hawaii town (7). Its nearest major network tower is 9.7 miles away, against a state median of 12 miles.

31% of Hawaii's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna. The nearest larger city is Kaneohe, 2.4 miles away.