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Waiʻōhinu, Hawaii

Waiʻōhinu
Mark Twain monkeypod tree
Mark Twain monkeypod tree
Waiohinu, Hawaii is located in Hawaii
Waiohinu, Hawaii
Waiohinu, Hawaii
Location in Hawaii
Country United States
State Hawaii
County Hawaiʻi
Area
 • Total 1.34 sq mi (3.46 km2)
 • Land 1.34 sq mi (3.46 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,055 ft (322 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 198
 • Density 148.20/sq mi (57.23/km2)
Time zone UTC-10 (Hawaiʻi-Aleutian)
Area code(s) 808
FIPS code 15-79550
GNIS feature ID 0364822

Waiʻōhinu (Hawaiian: [Waiʻōhinu] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); 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. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 198.

Location

Waiohinu is at the far southern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii, on Hawaii Route 11, which is part of the Hawaii Belt Road. It is 57 miles southeast of Kailua-Kona and 32 miles southwest of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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

Landmarks

Mark Twain visited Waiohinu 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.

Kauaha'ao Church was built in 1888 by Calvinist missionaries in Waiohinu. The historic wooden church building was demolished in April 1998 because of extensive termite damage.

Wong Yuen Store was built in 1914 by Chinese immigrant, Wong Yuen. The store currently the only store in operation in Waiohinu.

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Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 198
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

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