TV channels & antenna towers in Punalu‘u, Hawaii

With roughly 1,160 residents, Punalu‘u is a small community in Hawaii. Within 70 miles of the town center we count 14 licensed TV transmitters: 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 8 at good or strong strength.

By distance, 14 transmitters are within 25 miles, 0 between 25 and 45 miles, and 0 farther 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 best-placed network stations 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 Punalu‘u. 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 Punalu‘u are in different directions: ABC 173° S (19 mi), CBS 230° SW (19 mi) and NBC 230° SW (19 mi). Aim at the farthest one you want first, or use a multi-directional antenna.

Three network stations, KGMB, KHNL and KAAH-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 19 miles southwest of Punalu‘u (230° SW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

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

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

The farthest main network tower for Punalu‘u is KITV (ABC), 19 miles away with a good estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

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, Punalu‘u ranks 3rd of 121 places in Hawaii: more than the typical Hawaii town (7). Its nearest major network tower is 19 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 Mililani Town, 12 miles away.