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Home to 2,629 people, this town lies in Hawaii.
Honaunau-Napoopoo’s weakest subject grade is a D− for hazard risk. 8.3% of residents are under 18 in Honaunau-Napoopoo, below both Hawaii’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 4 of the 93 Hawaii towns we compare have a higher median age than Honaunau-Napoopoo. The typical home is worth about $836K, 10.6 years of the Hilo area’s $79K median household income. Only 8 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District, at 298 acres. Honaunau-Napoopoo has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Honaunau-Napoopoo is from typical.
Honaunau-Napoopoo has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1928 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →3 places in Honaunau-Napoopoo on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ordered by what stands out in Honaunau-Napoopoo.
The FEMA risk score in Honaunau-Napoopoo is 100 of 100. FEMA puts 57% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. The Hawaii Department of Education school district runs its public schools. Honaunau-Napoopoo’s only public school teaches 148 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honaunau Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 148 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Honaunau-Napoopoo. Children under 18 are 8% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (20% statewide).
42% women, 58% men
About 140 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.9 points). Across Hawaii, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Honaunau-Napoopoo | HI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.3% | 9.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 24.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.9% | 6.8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 26.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.2% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 22.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 13.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
For Honaunau-Napoopoo, the peak summer temperature is 77°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median commute is under 27 miles. Employers in Honaunau-Napoopoo added 98 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 254. The typical journey to work for Honaunau-Napoopoo comes to 32 minutes. The top destinations are Urban Honolulu (19%), Kailua (14%) and Kaiminani (11%).
| Honaunau-Napoopoo | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.6% | 3.6% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Honaunau-Napoopoo who have been diagnosed with depression: 20%. The town beats the Hawaii average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. In Honaunau-Napoopoo, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 38% sleep under 7 hours.
| Honaunau-Napoopoo | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 45% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| What stands out | Honaunau-Napoopoo | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 37.7% | 45.7% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 67.4% | 62.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 5.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 25 miles. Parks and preserves in Honaunau-Napoopoo: 3, covering 452 acres. Also worth knowing: the town’s density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Honaunau-Napoopoo | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park | 0.8 mi | 149 |
| 2. Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District | — | 298 |
| 3. Napoopoo Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Honaunau-Napoopoo: 71% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Honaunau-Napoopoo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MountainMauna Loa
Big draw35 mi MountainMauna Kea
Big draw36 mi MountainKīlauea
7 mi National ParkHawai'i Volcanoes National Park1.9M visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkPu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park372K visitors a year
16 mi MountainHualālaiMauna Loa: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mauna Kea: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kīlauea: Hawaii Land Cover Analysis project, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Public domain · Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Hualālai: Photograph by J. Kauahikaua., Public domain
Honaunau-Napoopoo is unincorporated, so Hawaii County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
None within 15 miles of Honaunau-Napoopoo; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Honaunau-Napoopoo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
Census-designated place in Hawaii, U.S.
Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,416 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Honaunau-Napoopoo.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honaunau-Napoopoo | — | — | D | — | — | B |
| Captain Cook | — | — | C− | — | — | B+ |
Honaunau-Napoopoo and Captain Cook report no FBI crime data of their own. Honaunau-Napoopoo and Captain Cook aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Honaunau-Napoopoo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Honaunau-Napoopoo has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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