Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii

Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
Hōnaunau, Napoʻopoʻo
Census-designated place

Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii
Country United States
State Hawaii
Counties Hawaii
Area
  Total 40.2 sq mi (104.2 km2)
  Land 38 sq mi (98.5 km2)
  Water 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 2,567
  Density 63.8/sq mi (24.6/km2)

Honaunau-Napoopoo (also spelled Hōnaunau-Napoʻopoʻo) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,414 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Honaunau-Napoopoo is located at 19°26′45″N 155°53′14″W / 19.445961°N 155.887090°WCoordinates: 19°26′45″N 155°53′14″W / 19.445961°N 155.887090°W.[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 30.2 square miles (78 km2), of which, 38.0 square miles (98 km2) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it (5.47%) is water.

The Board on Geographic Names officially designated the populated places as Hōnaunau and Napoʻopoʻo in 2003.[2]

Napo'opo'o has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with uniformly warm temperatures year-round.

Climate data for Napo'opo'o
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 80.2
(26.8)
80.2
(26.8)
80.6
(27)
81.2
(27.3)
81.3
(27.4)
81.8
(27.7)
83.1
(28.4)
84.1
(28.9)
83.9
(28.8)
83.4
(28.6)
82.2
(27.9)
80.5
(26.9)
81.88
(27.71)
Average low °F (°C) 60.6
(15.9)
60.4
(15.8)
60.5
(15.8)
61.8
(16.6)
62.8
(17.1)
64.0
(17.8)
64.1
(17.8)
65.2
(18.4)
64.8
(18.2)
64.4
(18)
63.3
(17.4)
61.3
(16.3)
62.77
(17.09)
Average rainfall inches (mm) 2.52
(64)
1.92
(48.8)
2.68
(68.1)
3.19
(81)
3.54
(89.9)
3.23
(82)
3.76
(95.5)
3.84
(97.5)
4.07
(103.4)
3.25
(82.6)
2.49
(63.2)
2.08
(52.8)
36.57
(928.8)
Source: [3] WRCC,[3]

Demographics

2000 Census data

Boat House at Honaunau Bay

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,414 people, 846 households, and 591 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 63.5 people per square mile (24.5/km²). There were 944 housing units at an average density of 24.8 per square mile (9.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 35.29% White, 0.29% African American, 0.87% Native American, 17.48% Asian, 14.21% Pacific Islander, 2.07% from other races, and 29.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 for the CDP was $20,025. About 11.6% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools. Honaunau Elementary School is in the CDP.[5]

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. cf. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hōnaunau; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Napoʻopoʻo
  3. 3.0 3.1 "NAPOOPOO 28, HAWAII (516697)". WRCC. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "Honaunau-Napoopoo CDP, Hawaii." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 21, 2009.