Kapalua, Hawaii

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement  |official_name = Kapalua, Hawaii |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = Census-designated place |motto =  |image_skyline = Kapalua-molokai-view2-np.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Kapalua from Route 30 |image_alt = road |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Maui_County_Hawaii_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kapalua_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = |map_caption = Location in Maui County and the state of Hawaii |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map =  |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Hawaii |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Maui |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_15.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 15.17 |area_land_km2 = 12.55 |area_water_km2 = 2.62 |area_total_sq_mi = 5.86 |area_land_sq_mi = 4.84 |area_water_sq_mi = 1.01 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 495 |population_density_km2 = 39.45 |population_density_sq_mi = 102.17 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = Hawaii-Aleutian |utc_offset = -10 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|20|59|48|N|156|39|11|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 63 |elevation_ft = 207  | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 96761<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/96761|title=Kapalua HI ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2024|access-date=February 5, 2024}}</ref> |area_code = 808 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 15-29725 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1867255 |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} thumb|alt=sandy beach |D. T. Fleming Park at Honokahua Bay '''Kapalua''' (Hawaiian for 'two borders') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawai{{okina}}i, United States. A resort development by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company extends inland from Kapalua Bay and Honolua Bay. The population was 495 at the 2020 census.

==Geography== Kapalua is located along the northwest coast of Maui at {{coord| 20|59|48|N| 156|39|11|W|type:city_region:US-HI |display=inline}}<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along Route 30, known as the Honoapi{{okina}}ilani Highway. The Hawaiian name for this area was Honokahua.<ref>{{gnis |359285 |Honokahua}}</ref><ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Honokahua |HASH01b2dcef73a7f6758acff8b1 |dic=hpn |accessdate= November 10, 2010 }}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|15.1|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|12.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 17.41%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kapalua CDP, Hawaii| publisher=United States Census Bureau| access-date=December 28, 2011}}</ref>

Kapalua has a view of the islands of Moloka{{okina}}i and Lāna{{okina}}i.

===Climate=== Kapalua has a tropical savanna climate, the rare dry-summer variant (Köppen: ''As''; Trewartha: ''Asaa''). {{Weather box |width = auto |single line = yes |location = Kapalua, Hawaii (Kapalua Airport) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present |Jan record high F = 89 |Feb record high F = 92 |Mar record high F = 89 |Apr record high F = 98 |May record high F = 92 |Jun record high F = 93 |Jul record high F = 94 |Aug record high F = 94 |Sep record high F = 94 |Oct record high F = 92 |Nov record high F = 90 |Dec record high F = 89 |year record high F = 98 |Jan high F = 79.0 |Feb high F = 79.0 |Mar high F = 79.4 |Apr high F = 81.0 |May high F = 83.0 |Jun high F = 85.0 |Jul high F = 85.8 |Aug high F = 86.2 |Sep high F = 86.6 |Oct high F = 85.1 |Nov high F = 82.0 |Dec high F = 79.8 |year high F = 82.7 |Jan mean F = 72.3 |Feb mean F = 72.4 |Mar mean F = 72.7 |Apr mean F = 74.3 |May mean F = 75.9 |Jun mean F = 77.7 |Jul mean F = 78.7 |Aug mean F = 79.2 |Sep mean F = 79.3 |Oct mean F = 78.2 |Nov mean F = 75.8 |Dec mean F = 73.7 |year mean F = 75.9 |Jan low F = 65.7 |Feb low F = 65.8 |Mar low F = 66.1 |Apr low F = 67.5 |May low F = 68.8 |Jun low F = 70.4 |Jul low F = 71.5 |Aug low F = 72.1 |Sep low F = 72.0 |Oct low F = 71.4 |Nov low F = 69.7 |Dec low F = 67.6 |year low F = 69.1 |Jan record low F = 59 |Feb record low F = 57 |Mar record low F = 58 |Apr record low F = 61 |May record low F = 61 |Jun record low F = 64 |Jul record low F = 62 |Aug record low F = 65 |Sep record low F = 60 |Oct record low F = 65 |Nov record low F = 63 |Dec record low F = 58 |year record low F = 57 |rain colour = green |Jan rain inch = 3.51 |Feb rain inch = 2.43 |Mar rain inch = 3.92 |Apr rain inch = 2.22 |May rain inch = 1.49 |Jun rain inch = 1.07 |Jul rain inch = 1.58 |Aug rain inch = 1.37 |Sep rain inch = 1.22 |Oct rain inch = 2.23 |Nov rain inch = 2.88 |Dec rain inch = 3.85 |year rain inch = 27.77 |unit rain days = 0.01 in |Jan rain days = 11.4 |Feb rain days = 11.5 |Mar rain days = 15.1 |Apr rain days = 14.4 |May rain days = 11.8 |Jun rain days = 13.5 |Jul rain days = 15.5 |Aug rain days = 13.3 |Sep rain days = 11.7 |Oct rain days = 12.8 |Nov rain days = 14.0 |Dec rain days = 15.2 |year rain days = 160.2 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web | url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hfo | title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = September 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00513317&format=pdf | title = Station: Kapalua-W Maui AP 462.4, HI | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = September 13, 2021}}</ref> }}

==Recreation and leisure== Kapalua Resort offers accommodations, a variety of restaurants, a shop, and several golf courses.

The area has several beaches. Kapalua Bay is the resort namesake at {{coord| 20|59|58|N| 156|40|0|W|type:landmark_region:US-HI |display=inline |name=Kapalua Bay}}. The name ''kapa lua'' means "two borders" in the Hawaiian language.<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |kapalua |dic=pp |accessdate= November 10, 2010 }}</ref> Oneloa Bay at {{coord| 21|0|17|N| 156|39|31|W|type:landmark_region:US-HI |display=inline |name=Oneloa Bay}}<ref>{{GNIS |362824 |Oneloa Bay }}</ref> and Honokahua Bay are also backed by the resort. Mokule{{okina}}ia Bay and Honolua Bay are to the north in Honolua and Nāpili is to the south. Kapalua Bay was named "Best Beach in the World" by the readers of ''Condé Nast Traveler'' magazine, "America's Best Beach" on the first annual list of Stephen Leatherman's Top 10 Beaches in America, and the "Best Beach in America" by the Travel Channel, among other honors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2018/05/30/usa-best-beaches-dr-beach-2018/|title=The best beaches in the USA for 2018 have been revealed|last=Planet|first=Lonely|website=www.lonelyplanet.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref>

During the plantation era, the Kapalua beach was known as Fleming Beach but was renamed after the resort.<ref>{{gnis |358820 |Fleming Beach}}</ref> A public access site on Honokahua Bay about half a mile to the north was named D.T. Fleming Park in 1975 to keep the tribute to David Thomas Fleming (1881–1955), Honolua Plantation manager of the area before the resort was built.<ref>{{cite web |title= D.T. Fleming Park |url= http://www.mauicounty.gov/facilities.aspx?search=1&CID=6&RID=170&Page=detail |publisher= Maui County |work= official web site |access-date= November 10, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries |Fleming |dic=cl |accessdate= November 10, 2010 }}</ref>

==Transportation== The small Kapalua Airport was built to the south in Honokōwai in 1987, replacing the even smaller Kaanapali Airport.<ref>{{cite news |title= Pilots return to dedicate Kaanapali Airport monument |newspaper= Lahaina News |author= Mark Vieth |date= July 1, 2010 |url= http://www.lahainanews.com/page/content.detail/id/501040/Pilots-return-to-dedicate-Kaanapali-Airport-monument.html |access-date= November 10, 2010 }}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 495 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }} As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 467 people, 186 households, and 132 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|272.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 831 housing units at an average density of {{convert|485.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.31% White, 0.43% African American, 11.35% Asian, 13.28% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 15.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.43% of the population.

There were 186 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,292, and the median income for a family was $61,875. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $32,321 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $75,992. About 5.1% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline}} *{{Wikivoyage inline|Kapalua}} * [http://www.kapalua.com Kapalua Resort official website]

Category:Census-designated places in Maui County, Hawaii Category:Populated places on Maui Category:Populated coastal places in Hawaii