Anahola
| Anahola, Hawaii | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii |
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| Coordinates: 22°8′42″N 159°18′47″W / 22.14500°N 159.31306°WCoordinates: 22°8′42″N 159°18′47″W / 22.14500°N 159.31306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Kauai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,223 |
| • Density | 514.8/sq mi (198.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
| ZIP code | 96703 |
| Area code(s) | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-02200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0358587 |
Anahola (literally "deadly winds" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,223 at the 2010 census.
During the reign of King Kamehameha I, the islands of Kauaʻi was one of the last Hawaiian islands to join Kamehameha's Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The ruler, Kaumualii, resisted Kamehameha for years, surviving two attempts to invade Kaua'i.
Anahola is also the place of an ancient surfing area, Ka-nahā-wale, which literally translates to "easily broken".
Anahola is located at 22°8′42″N 159°18′47″W / 22.14500°N 159.31306°W (22.145049, -159.312969).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km2), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (4.57%) is water.
The community is located on Hawaii Route 56 at the northeast coast of the island of Kauai. Anahola is adjacent to Anahola Bay, a bay of the Pacific Ocean.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,932 people, 549 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 514.8 people per square mile (198.9/km²). There were 606 housing units at an average density of 161.5 per square mile (62.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 7.1% Asian, 47.7% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 29.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.1% of the population.
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