Kaunakakai, Hawaii Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,726
Males: 1,305 (47.9%), Females: 1,421 (52.1%)

Maui County

Zip code: 96748

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $34,492
Median house value: $147,100

Population by Race

Races in Kaunakakai:

  • Two or more races (31.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (30.7%)
  • Filipino (20.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (8.4%)
  • Japanese (6.3%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: German (2.7%), Irish (1.7%), Portuguese (1.3%), United States (1.1%).

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Map of Kaunakakai, HI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kaunakakai

  • High school or higher: 76.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kaunakakai CDP

  • Never married: 30.2%
  • Now married: 51.4%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

15.4% Foreign born (14.7% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Kaunakakai:

  • MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX 408)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kaunakakai:

  • LANAI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LANAI CITY, HI)
  • MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles; WAILUKU, HI)
  • KULA HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; KULA, HI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kaunakakai:

Other public-use airports nearest to Kaunakakai:

  • KALAUPAPA (about 9 miles; KALAUPAPA, HI; Abbreviation: LUP)
  • KAHULUI (about 44 miles; KAHULUI, HI; Abbreviation: OGG)
  • HONOLULU INTL (about 65 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Abbreviation: HNL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kaunakakai:

  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 4,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 59 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 14,113)
  • HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 6,186)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; HONOLULU, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; Full-time enrollment: 3,511)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 74 miles; LAIE, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 163 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)

Public primary/middle schools in Kaunakakai:

  • KAUNAKAKAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 30 AILOA STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
  • KILOHANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: HC 01, BOX 334; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Kaunakakai:

  • MOLOKAI SDA MISSION SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: PO BOX 248; Grades: 3 – 8)