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History · Ualapue

1 of Ualapue’s places is on the National Register

Most of Ualapue was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978.

1on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ualapue’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 Ualapue are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A National Historic Landmark1 place on the National Register, including Hokukano-Ualapue Complex, a National Historic Landmark.
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Ualapue

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.

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Hokukano-Ualapue Complex
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each building in a district counts
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1966
Hokukano-Ualapue Complex
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Hokukano-Ualapue ComplexDistrict · listed 1966

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Ualapue, in brief

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

ʻUalapuʻe (Hawaiian pronunciation: [ʔuwələˈpuʔe], lit. 'hilled sweet potatoes') is an unincorporated community, census-designated place, and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. Its population was 393 as of the 2020 census. The community is located along Hawaii Route 450 on the southeast coast of the island of Molokaʻi. ʻUalapuʻe does not have villages, but does have many notable fishponds.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 425 to 393 (-8%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Ualapue

Nobody well known was born in Ualapue itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Danny OngaisRacecar driver · b. 1942
KeōpūolaniQueen consort of Hawaiʻi and the highest rankin… · b. 1778
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Eddie AikauHawaiian surfer and lifeguard · b. 1946
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Kurt SuzukiAmerican baseball player and manager · b. 1983
Shane VictorinoBaseball player from the United States · b. 1980
Shan TsutsuiAmerican politician · b. 1971
Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
ʻUalapuʻe

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

Questions about Ualapue’s history

What is on the National Register in Ualapue?

One place: the Hokukano-Ualapue Complex (listed 1966).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1) 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.