Hauenstein is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Hauenstein.

The Verbandsgemeinde Hauenstein consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

Darstein Dimbach Hauenstein Hinterweidenthal Lug Schwanheim Spirkelbach Wilgartswiesen