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Moving to Kapaau, Hawaii

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Population: 1,159
Males: 563 (48.6%), Females: 596 (51.4%)

Hawaii County

Zip code: 96755

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $45,764
Median house value: $159,200

Population by Race

Races in Kapaau:

  • Two or more races (37.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (19.3%)
  • Hispanic (16.7%)
  • Japanese (12.2%)
  • Filipino (10.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (9.3%)
  • Other Asian (3.7%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Chinese (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Portuguese (7.1%), English (6.4%), German (6.4%), Irish (4.0%), United States (3.5%), Scottish (1.3%).

Elevation: 481 feet

Land area: 2.2 square miles

Map of Kapaau, HI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kapaau

  • High school or higher: 79.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kapaau CDP

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

8.1% Foreign born (6.8% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Kapaau:

  • KOHALA HOSPITAL (54-383 HOSPITAL ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kapaau:

  • NORTH HAWAII COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; KAMUELA, HI)
  • HALE HO’OLA HAMAKUA (about 23 miles; HONOKAA, HI)
  • KONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 50 miles; KEALAKEKUA, HI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kapaau:

  • KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE (about 38 miles; KAILUA/KONA, HI; Abbreviation: KOA)
  • KAHULUI (about 62 miles; KAHULUI, HI; Abbreviation: OGG)
  • HILO INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; HILO, HI; Abbreviation: ITO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kapaau:

  • UPOLU (about 4 miles; HAWI, HI; Abbreviation: UPP)
  • WAIMEA-KOHALA (about 19 miles; KAMUELA, HI; Abbreviation: MUE)
  • HANA (about 41 miles; HANA, HI; Abbreviation: HNM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kapaau:

  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 61 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 156 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 158 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 160 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 161 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 170 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 176 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)

Schools

Public high school in Kapaau:

  • KOHALA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 296; Location: 54-3611 AKONI PULE HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Kapaau:

  • KOHALA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 54-3609 AKONI PULE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 05)
  • KOHALA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 54-4155 AKONI PULE HWY; Grades: 06 – 08)

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