Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii Hōnaunau, Napoʻopoʻo |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii |
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Coordinates: 19°27′4″N 155°53′25″W / 19.45111°N 155.89028°WCoordinates: 19°27′4″N 155°53′25″W / 19.45111°N 155.89028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
Counties | Hawaii |
Area | |
• Total | 40.7 sq mi (105.4 km2) |
• Land | 38.0 sq mi (98.4 km2) |
• Water | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) |
Elevation | 750 ft (230 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,567 |
• Density | 68/sq mi (26.1/km2) |
Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
Area code(s) | 808 |
FIPS code | 15-16160 |
GNIS feature ID | 2414045 |
Honaunau-Napoopoo (also spelled Hōnaunau-Napoʻopoʻo) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,567 at the 2010 census.
Honaunau-Napoopoo is located on the west side of the island of Hawaii at 19°26′45″N 155°53′14″W / 19.445961°N 155.887090°W. It is bordered to the north by the Captain Cook CDP and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. It contains the unincorporated community of Hōnaunau in the southwest corner of the CDP, on Honaunau Bay, and Napoʻopoʻo in the northwest corner, on Kealakekua Bay.
Hawaii Route 11 is the main road through the CDP, leading north 16 miles (26 km) to Kailua-Kona and south 43 miles (69 km) to Naalehu. Hawaii Route 160 winds downhill from Route 11 to connect the communities of Hōnaunau and Napoʻopoʻo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Honaunau-Napoopoo CDP has a total area of 40.7 square miles (105.4 km2), of which 38.0 square miles (98.4 km2) are land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), or 6.66%, are water.
Napo'opo'o has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with uniformly warm temperatures year-round.