Pāhala, Hawai'i
| Pahala, Hawaii | |
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| Census-designated place | |
U.S. post office in Pahala
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 Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii |
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| Coordinates: 19°12′9″N 155°28′38″W / 19.20250°N 155.47722°WCoordinates: 19°12′9″N 155°28′38″W / 19.20250°N 155.47722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| Counties | Hawaii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 920 ft (280 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,356 |
| • Density | 1,622/sq mi (626.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Hawaii–Aleutian (UTC-10) |
| ZIP Code | 96777 |
| Area code(s) | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-59750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 362938 |
Pahala (Hawaiian: Pāhala) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 1,356 at the 2010 census.
Pahala is located in the southern part of the island of Hawaii at 19°12′15″N 155°28′44″W / 19.204109°N 155.479005°W.Hawaii Route 11 forms the southeast border of the community. The highway leads northeast 52 miles (84 km) to Hilo and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Naalehu. The main entrance to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is 23 miles (37 km) to the northeast of Pahala on Route 11.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2), all of it land.
Pahala was created by a sugarcane plantation. The area selected to house the sugar refinery had several key features:
In Hawaiian, Pāhala refers to the ashes of leaves from the hala tree (Pandanus tectorius). Long ago, when cracks were found in the sugarcane fields, workers would stuff them with hala leaves and burn them.
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