Kilauea, Hawaii

Kilauea is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,803.[1]

For information on the volcano, see Kīlauea.

Kīlauea, Hawaii
Census-designated place
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 22.21°N 159.41°W / 22.21; -159.41
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Kauai
Area
• Total	5.3 sq mi (13.6 km^2)
• Land	4.9 sq mi (12.8 km^2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km^2)
Elevation	292 ft (89 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,803
• Density	566/sq mi (218.4/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian)
ZIP codes	96722, 96754
Area code(s)	808
FIPS code	15-36650
GNIS feature ID	0361214

Kīlauea shares the name of the active volcano Kilauea on the island of Hawaii. The name translates to "spewing" or "much spreading" in the Hawaiian language.[2]

The Guava Kai Plantation closed in late 2006/early 2007.[3]

Geography

Kilauea is on the northeastern shore of Kauai and is bordered to the west by Kalihiwai and to the north by the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii Route 56 passes through the south side of the community, leading west 7 miles (11 km) to Hawaii and east 6 miles (10 km) to the Moloaa area which includes Moloaa Forest Reserve and overlooks Moloaa Bay.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kilauea CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km²), of which 4.9 square miles (12.8 km²) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), or 5.71%, are water.[1]

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kilauea CDP, Hawaii". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
2. Pukui, Mary Kawena. Place Names of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-0524-0.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)