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Hawaii County

Population in July 2007: 1,345.
Males: 653  (48.6%)
Females: 692  (51.4%)
Median resident age:  39.8 years
Hawaii median age:  36.2 years

Zip codes: 96755.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $68,000 (it was $45,764 in 2000)
Kapaau  $68,000
Hawaii:  $63,746

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $388,300 (it was $159,200 in 2000)
Kapaau  $388,300
Hawaii:  $555,400

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Profiles of local businesses:
 Kohala Coutry Adventures Guesthouse
Kathleen's Creations/Vea's Polynesian Gifts

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)

2008 cost of living index in Kapaau: 88.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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

Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone

Elevation: 481 feet

Land area: 2.16 square miles.

Population density: 622 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

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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%

94 residents are foreign born (6.8% Asia).

This place:  8.1%
Hawaii:  17.5%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Kapaau, Hawaii in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kapaau to the number of sex offenders is 448 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kapaau:  0.2% ($382)
Hawaii:  0.3% ($765)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Honolulu, HI (157.4 miles , pop. 371,657).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (2744.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Halaula, HI (1.6 miles ), Hawi, HI (2.0 miles ), North Kohala, HI (2.3 miles ), Kukuihaele, HI (18.0 miles ), Waimea, HI (18.2 miles ), South Kohala, HI (19.4 miles ), Waikoloa Village, HI (20.3 miles ), Puako, HI (21.3 miles ).

Latitude: 20.23 N, Longitude: 155.81 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Accommodation and food services (25%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (36%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Religious workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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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 24 miles; HONOKAA, HI)
  • KULA HOSPITAL (about 50 miles; KULA, HI)

Political contributions by individuals in Kapaau, HI

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kapaau:
  • KONA INTL AT KEAHOLE (about 38 miles; KAILUA/KONA, HI; ID: KOA)
  • KAHULUI (about 62 miles; KAHULUI, HI; ID: OGG)
  • HILO INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; HILO, HI; ID: ITO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kapaau:
  • UPOLU (about 4 miles; HAWI, HI; ID: UPP)
  • WAIMEA-KOHALA (about 19 miles; KAMUELA, HI; ID: MUE)
  • HANA (about 41 miles; HANA, HI; ID: HNM)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kapaau:
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO (about 60 miles; HILO, HI; Full-time enrollment: 2,434)
  • KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 156 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 4,131)
  • HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 161 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 2,787)
  • LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 170 miles; PEARL CITY, HI; FT enrollment: 3,511)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY-HAWAII CAMPUS (about 174 miles; LAIE, HI; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA (about 178 miles; HONOLULU, HI; FT enrollment: 14,113)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GUAM (about 894 miles; MANGILAO, GU; FT enrollment: 2,802)
Public high school in Kapaau:
Public elementary/middle schools in Kapaau:

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Notable location: Union Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Kapaau: Saint Augustines Episcopal Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Saint Augustine Episcopal Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Kapaau: Kamehameha Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: ATV Outfitters Hawaii Limited (54-3877 Akoni Pule Hwy).

Hotels: Wilson Grant (54-3795 Akoni Pule Hwy), Kohala Country Adventures Guest House (Po Box 703), Kohala Club Hotel (54-3795 Akoni Pule Highway).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Hawaii:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.7%
Whole state:  71.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Kapaau compared to Hawaii state average:

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Kapaau travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Hawaii County Hawaii:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,782 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
Hawaii average:  6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($716 average AGI)
Hawaii County:  0.17%
Hawaii average:  0.70%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Honolulu County, HI  1.22% ($36,483 average AGI)
from Maui County, HI  0.32% ($36,386)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.25% ($51,293)


4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,691 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.72%
Hawaii average:  5.89%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($769 average AGI)
Hawaii County:  0.13%
Hawaii average:  0.33%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Honolulu County, HI  0.98% ($31,041 average AGI)
to Maui County, HI  0.22% ($37,416)
to Clark County, NV  0.18% ($31,330)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kapaau:
  • KUAU (1570 AM; 50 kW; HAIKU, HI; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD-KAHULUI, MAUI)
  • KIPA (620 AM; 10 kW; NAALEHU, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • KPUA (670 AM; 10 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: NEW WEST BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KAIM (870 AM; 50 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KKON (790 AM; 5 kW; KEALAKEKUA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO ( HAWAII LIMITED PA)
  • KMVI (550 AM; 5 kW; WAILUKU, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP,INC.)
  • KNUI (900 AM; 5 kW; KAHULUI, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KHLO (850 AM; 5 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
  • KAOI (1110 AM; 5 kW; KIHEI, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT, INC)
  • KHBC (1060 AM; 5 kW; HILO, HI; Owner: HILO BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KORL (690 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: NEW WAVE BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • KGU (760 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)
  • KHNR (650 AM; 10 kW; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF HAWAII, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kapaau:
  • KKUA (90.7 FM; WAILUKU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KAGB (99.1 FM; WAIMEA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • KLUA (93.9 FM; KAILUA KONA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO)
  • KAOY (101.5 FM; KEALAKEKUA, HI; Owner: BIG ISLAND RADIO ( HAWAII LIMITED PA)
  • KNUQ (103.7 FM; PAAUILO, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT II,)
  • KLEO (106.1 FM; KAHALUU, HI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF HAWAII LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJMD (98.3 FM; PUKALANI, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP,INC.)
  • K220HA (91.9 FM; KIHEI, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K210CM (89.9 FM; KIHEI, HI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KONI (104.7 FM; LANAI CITY, HI; Owner: HOCHMAN HAWAII PUBLISHING, INC.)
  • KWYI (106.9 FM; KAWAIHAE, HI; Owner: COLIN H. NAITO)
  • KLHI-FM (101.1 FM; LAHAINA, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KNUI-FM (99.9 FM; KAHULUI, HI; Owner: PACIFIC RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAOI-FM (95.1 FM; WAILUKU, HI; Owner: VISIONARY RELATED ENTERTAINMENT INC)





Kapaau fatal accident list for 2004:
Oct 2, 2004 10:99 AM, Sr-270, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Kapaau fatal accident list for 2000:
Apr 7, 2000 04:40 AM, Sr-270, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2

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