Pakala Village, Hawaii

Pakala Village, Hawaii
Census-designated place
Aerial view of Pakala Village
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 21°56′36″N 159°38′52″W / 21.94333°N 159.64778°W / 21.94333; -159.64778Coordinates: 21°56′36″N 159°38′52″W / 21.94333°N 159.64778°W / 21.94333; -159.64778
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Kauai
Area
• Total	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
• Land	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	294
• Density	113/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zone	Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10)
Area code(s)	808
FIPS code	15-60350
GNIS feature ID	0362986

Pākalā Village (literally, "the sun shines" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 294 at the 2010 census.

Pākalā Village is also called Pakala Camp, named for the temporary living quarters of plantation workers.). Pakala Camp consisted of employee and retiree housing for workers at the Gay & Robinson sugarcane plantation in the ahupuaʻa of Makaweli, the last remaining sugarcane plantation on Kauai. The plantation was managed by the Robinson family of Kauai and Niihau, who first arrived in Hawaii in 1863.

Pākalā Village is located at 21°56′36″N 159°38′52″W / 21.94333°N 159.64778°W / 21.94333; -159.64778 (21.943221, -159.647658).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) of it (10.00%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 478 people, 150 households, and 121 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 204.7 people per square mile (78.9/km²). There were 172 housing units at an average density of 73.6 per square mile (28.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 14% White, <1% African American, 37% Asian, 26% Pacific Islander, <1% from other races, and 22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6% of the population.