Holualoa ( haw, Hōlualoa) is a

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(CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2010 census, up from 6,107 at the 2000 census. Holualoa's boundaries were altered significantly for the 2020 census. The western portion of the CDP near the coast became part of the neighboring

Kailua-Kona Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is also known as Kailua (a name it shares with a community located on the windward side of Oahu), as Kona (a name it share ...

CDP, while the eastern portion of Kailua-Kona became part of Holualua. This reduced Holualoa's population to 2,994.

Geography

Holualoa is located on the west side of the island of

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at . It is bordered by

Kailua Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'ol ...

to the north, Honalo and Kahaluu-Keauhou to the south, and the

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to the west. Hawaii Route 11 is the main highway through the community, running north–south, and Hawaii Route 180 runs parallel to it farther inland. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 7.99%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 6,107 people, 2,383 households, and 1,560 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.51%

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, 0.59%

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, 0.54% Native American, 17.11%

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, 7.63%

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, 1.49% from

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, and 17.13% from two or more races.

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of any race were 7.35% of the population. There were 2,383 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,492, and the median income for a family was $52,193. Males had a median income of $37,461 versus $27,733 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,222. About 3.4% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools. Holualoa Elementary School, a district public school, is in the CDP. One charter school, Innovations PCS, is in the CDP.Holualoa CDP, Hawaii
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References

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