Waiohinu, Hawaii Explained

Official Name:Waiʻōhinu, Hawaii
Native Name:Waiʻōhinu
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Hawaii
Pushpin Label:Waiʻōhinu
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Hawaii
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hawaiʻi
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.46
Area Land Km2:3.46
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.34
Area Land Sq Mi:1.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:198
Population Density Km2:57.23
Population Density Sq Mi:148.20
Timezone:Hawaiʻi-Aleutian
Utc Offset:-10
Coordinates:19.0675°N -155.6114°W
Elevation Ft:1055
Area Code:808
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:15-79550
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0364822

Waiʻōhinu (Hawaiian: Wai{{okina; translation: "Shiny Water") is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the district of Kaʻu on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. Waiʻōhinu is the name of the community as well as the ahupua'a, Native Hawaiian subdivision.[2] As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 198.

Demographics

As of the 2020 American Community Survey, Waiʻōhinu had a population of 220 residents, of whom 50 were Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders, 39 were Asian, 31 were white, and 100 were two or more races. 21 residents were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[3]

Location

Waiʻōhinu is at the far southern tip of the island of Hawaiʻi, on Hawaiʻi Route 11, which is part of the Hawaiʻi Belt Road. It is southeast of Kailua-Kona and southwest of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

Waiohinu's ZIP code is 96772, which it shares with the nearby community of Nāʻālehu.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Waiʻōhinu CDP has an area of 3.5sqkm, all of it land.[4]

Landmarks

Mark Twain visited Waiʻōhinu in 1866 and, legend has it, planted a monkey pod tree (Albizia saman) here. The tree blew down in 1957, but a shoot from it was replanted, and remains growing there today.

Kauahaʻao Church was built in 1888 by Calvinist missionaries in Waiʻōhinu. The historic wooden church building was demolished in April 1998 because of extensive termite damage.[5]

Wong Yuen Store was built in 1914 by Chinese immigrant Wong Yuen. It is currently the only store in operation in Waiʻōhinu.

Wong Yuen Store, in Waiohinu, closed on April 1, 2018. The largest employer in Waiohinu is now Pacific Quest, employing over 100.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. http://ulukau.org/cgi-bin/hpn?e=d-0mahele--00-0-0--010---4------0-0l--1en-Zz-1---20-about---00031-00110escapewin-00&a=d&c=mahele&cl=CL1.7.1.86&d=HASH01ca70ad0e0287f0bb745b48 http://ulukau.org/cgi-bin/hpn?e=d-0mahele--00-0-0--010---4------0-0l--1en-Zz-1---20-about---00031-00110escapewin-00&a=d&c=mahele&cl=CL1.7.1.86&d=HASH01ca70ad0e0287f0bb745b48
  3. Web site: Waiohinu CDP, Hawaii DP05 ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES . 2022-10-05 . data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waiohinu CDP, Hawaii. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. June 8, 2017.
  5. http://starbulletin.com/98/07/06/news/story8.html http://starbulletin.com/98/07/06/news/story8.html