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History · Makaha Valley

Half of Makaha Valley’s homes were built after 2021

Most of Makaha Valley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2021. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1990.

0on the National Register
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Photo: InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

What stands out about Makaha Valley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Makaha Valley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,341 in 2010; 198 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Makaha Valley’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Makaha Valley, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40020002020Peak: 1,341

Peaked at 1,341 in 2010; 198 people lived here in 2020.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Makaha Valley’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Makaha Valley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Makaha Valley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mākaha Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,341 to 198 (-85%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Makaha Valley on the map, 1954 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Makaha Valley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Makaha Valley on the 1954 USGS mapMakaha Valley on the 1963 USGS mapMakaha Valley on the 1977 USGS mapMakaha Valley on the 1983 USGS map1954Waianae sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Makaha Valley.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Mākaha Valley

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Makaha Valley’s history

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.