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Honokaa

Honokaa, Hawaii
Honokaʻa
Census-designated place
Post office for ZIP code 96727
Post office for ZIP code 96727
Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii
Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 20°4′39″N 155°27′51″W / 20.07750°N 155.46417°W / 20.07750; -155.46417
Country United States
State Hawaii
County Hawaii
District Hamakua
Area
 • Total 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
 • Land 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 994 ft (303 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,258
 • Density 1,783/sq mi (688.3/km2)
Time zone Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10)
ZIP code 96727
Area code(s) 808
FIPS code 15-16450
GNIS feature ID 0359281

Honokaa is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Hamakua District of Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,258 at the 2010 census.

Honokaa is located on the north side of the island of Hawaii at 20°4′39″N 155°27′51″W / 20.07750°N 155.46417°W / 20.07750; -155.46417 (20.077617, -155.464074).Hawaii Route 19 runs through the southern part of the community, leading southeast 42 miles (68 km) to Hilo and west 14 miles (23 km) to Waimea. Hawaii Route 240 branches off Route 19 and runs through the center of Honokaa, then continues west 8 miles (13 km) to its terminus at the Waipio Valley lookout.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,233 people, 761 households, and 563 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,739.5 people per square mile (673.6/km²). There were 835 housing units at an average density of 650.5 per square mile (251.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 25.03% White, 0.09% African American, 0.04% Native American, 42.86% Asian, 3.94% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 27.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.63% of the population.


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