Pahala, Hawaii
| 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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| 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) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,356 |
| • Density | 1,695.0/sq mi (616.3/km2) |
Pahala (Hawaiian: Pāhala) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 1,378 at the 2000 census.
Pahala is located at 19°12′15″N 155°28′44″W / 19.204109°N 155.479005°WCoordinates: 19°12′15″N 155°28′44″W / 19.204109°N 155.479005°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 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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