Hōnaunau-Nāpōopoo ( haw, Hōnaunau-Nāpōopoo) is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in
Hawaii County
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,
Hawaii
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, United States. The population was 2,416 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Hōnaunau-Nāpōopoo is located on the west side of the island of
Hawaii
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at .
It is bordered to the north by the
Captain Cook
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CDP and to the west by the
Pacific Ocean
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. It contains the unincorporated community of
Hōnaunau in the southwest corner of the CDP, on Hōnaunau Bay, and
Nāpōopoo in the northwest corner, on
Kealakekua Bay
Kealakekua Bay is located on the Kona coast of the island of Hawaii about south of Kailua-Kona.
Settled over a thousand years ago, the surrounding area contains many archeological and historical sites such as religious temples (heiaus) and also ...
.
Hawaii Route 11 is the main road through the CDP, leading north to
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 shares ...
and south to
Nāālehu.
Hawaii Route 160 winds downhill from Route 11 to connect the communities of Hōnaunau and Nāpōopoo.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Honaunau-Napoopoo CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.66%, are water.
Nāpōopoo has a
tropical monsoon climate
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(
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* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''Am'') with uniformly warm temperatures year-round.
Demographics
2000 census
As of the census
of 2000, there were 2,414 people, 846 households, and 591 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 944 housing units at an average density of 24.8 per square mile (9.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 35.29%
White
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, 0.29%
African American
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, 0.87%
Native American, 17.48%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 14.21%
Pacific Islander
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, 2.07% from
other races
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, and 29.78% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 6.13% of the population. There were 846 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,912, and the median income for a family was $47,679. Males had a median income of $31,201 versus $24,453 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $20,025. About 11.6% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Hawaii Department of Education
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operates public schools. Hōnaunau Elementary School is in the CDP.
[Honaunau-Napoopoo CDP, Hawaii]
" ''U.S. Census Bureau
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''. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.
Climate data
The climate data for Hōnaunau-Nāpōopoo is retrieved from the
Desert Research Institute
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's Western Regional Climate Center.
References
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Census-designated places in Hawaii County, Hawaii
Populated places on Hawaii (island)
Populated coastal places in Hawaii