Kaunakakai, Hawaii

History

In the mid-1800s, King Kamehameha V sometimes spent his summers on Moloka'i at a home in Kaunakakai. The main street of Kaunakakai, Ala Malama Avenue, was named after the king's summer home.

Around mid-1935, the song was written for the celebration of the first honorary mayor, 'The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai', during the vacation visit by Academy Award winning Best Actor in 1929, Warner Baxter. The "election" was a seven-day celebration by the locals and Baxter's vacation party.

Geography

Kaunakakai is located at (21.088968, -157.012542).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 42.6 km2, of which 33.2 km2 is land and 9.4 km2, or 22.00%, is water.

Climate

Kaunakakai has a tropical savanna (As) climate.

|Jan record high F = 88 |Feb record high F = 89 |Mar record high F = 87 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 90 |Jun record high F = 90 |Jul record high F = 92 |Aug record high F = 93 |Sep record high F = 94 |Oct record high F = 93 |Nov record high F = 91 |Dec record high F = 91 |year record high F = 94

|Jan avg record high F = 82.3 |Feb avg record high F = 82.8 |Mar avg record high F = 83.4 |Apr avg record high F = 84.0 |May avg record high F = 85.7 |Jun avg record high F = 86.8 |Jul avg record high F = 88.7 |Aug avg record high F = 89.0 |Sep avg record high F = 89.0 |Oct avg record high F = 88.2 |Nov avg record high F = 86.2 |Dec avg record high F = 84.1 |year avg record high F = 89.9

|Jan avg record low F = 55.4 |Feb avg record low F = 55.7 |Mar avg record low F = 57.5 |Apr avg record low F = 60.0 |May avg record low F = 61.0 |Jun avg record low F = 65.0 |Jul avg record low F = 66.8 |Aug avg record low F = 67.2 |Sep avg record low F = 65.8 |Oct avg record low F = 64.3 |Nov avg record low F = 61.3 |Dec avg record low F = 58.1 |year avg record low F = 53.9

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Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,425 people, 1,254 households, and 850 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,342.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,533 housing units at an average density of 473.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 15.4% White, 0.5% Black, 0.3% Native American, 22.2% Asian (of whom 15.5% were Filipino), 22.4% Native Hawaiian, 0.3% from other races, and 37.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.9% of the population.

There were 1,254 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 27% of households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.32.

As of the census of 2000, in the CDP the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,492, and the median income for a family was $39,348. Males had a median income of $30,543 versus $22,337 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,201. About 15.5% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

There is one statewide school district in Hawaii: Hawaii State Department of Education.

The Hawaii State Public Library System operates the Molokai Public Library in Kaunakakai.

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. [https://www.gohawaii.com/molokai/regions-neighborhoods/central-molokai/kaunakakai/ ''GoHawaii''] Retrieved 14 July 2017.
3. "''The Molokai Times''".
4. "Hawaii Vacation Travel Guide: Kaunakakai, Molokai".
5. The San Bernardino County Sun (CA), January 31, 1936, pg. 2.
6. (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
7. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kaunakakai CDP, Hawaii". [[United States Census Bureau]].
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
9. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
10. "Molokai Public Library". [[Hawaii State Public Library System]].