census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 count ...
(CDP) on the west coast of the island of
Oahu
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,
City and County of Honolulu
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,
Hawaii
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,
United States
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. In Hawaiian, ''nānā kuli'' means literally "look at knee". The population was 11,461 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Nānākuli is 48 km (30 miles) away from
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
, and is located near the southern end of the Waiʻanae mountain. It is accessible from
Farrington Highway
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, though most residents live in the valley. A popular park, Nānākuli Beach Park, is nearby.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 11,461 people, a 2.39% decrease from the 12,666 people living in Nānākuli in the 2010 census.
The
median age
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was 31.5, the
median household income
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was $75,031, the median property value was $370,600, the average car ownership was 2 cars per household, and the
poverty rate
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole
Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (March 26, 1871 – January 7, 1922) was a prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi until it was overthrown by a coalition of American and European businessmen in 1893. He later went on to become a representative in the Te ...
. The presence of DHHL (Department of Hawaiian Home Lands) has heavily influenced the Nānākuli community. Uniquely in the state of
Hawaiʻi
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and for the last 50 years, three Nānākuli public schools have campuses located on Hawaiian Home Lands. These are Nānākuli High and Intermediate, Nānā I Ka Pono, and Nānākuli Elementary. Within the last two decades,
Native Hawaiian
Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, First Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians) ( haw, kānaka, , , and ), are the indigenous ethnic group of Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawa ...
based learning has been offered for students of the valley; at Nānākuli Elementary, kids can join a Hawaiian language immersion program (Kula Kai O Puni).
Aside from the
Department Of Education
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, there also exists "Ka Waihona O Ka Naʻauao Hawaiian Public Charter School".
In recent years, the neighborhood board acknowledged the long-standing history of the valley and DHHL by renaming Nānākuli Beach Park after Kalaniʻanaole.
Some other Native Hawaiian organizations that have reached out to this community are the
Liliʻuokalani Trust Lili'uokalani Trust is a private operating foundation located in Hawai'i. It executes the Deed of Trust of Hawaiʻi's last ruling monarch, Lili'uokalani, to provide for orphaned and destitute children, with preference given to native Hawaiian childr ...
(Formerly known as the Queen Liʻliʻuokalani Children’s Center, The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs, and Kamehameha Schools).
Only 3,970 reported residents identify with having some sort of Hawaiian ancestry out of the approximate population of 12,000.
In April 2021, Kamehameha Schools opened the Kalanihookaha Community Learning Center in Nānākuli.
Konishiki Yasokichi
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Jason Momoa
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MidWeek
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