Waiohinu, Hawaii

Waiʻōhinu (Hawaiian: Waiʻōhinu; 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.[1] As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 213.[2]

Waiʻōhinu, Hawaii

Waiʻōhinu
Census-designated place
Mark Twain monkeypod tree
Waiʻōhinu
Coordinates: 19°4′3″N 155°36′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountyHawaiʻi
Area
 • Total1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2)
 • Land1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,055 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total213
 • Density156/sq mi (60.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaiʻi-Aleutian)
Area code(s)808
FIPS code15-79550
GNIS feature ID0364822

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 57 miles (92 km) southeast of Kailua-Kona and 32 miles (51 km) 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 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all of it land.[2]

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.[3]

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

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References
  1. 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 ulukau.org
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waiohinu CDP, Hawaii". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  3. http://starbulletin.com/98/07/06/news/story8.html starbulletin.com

Further reading

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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