Situated
along the Hamakua Coast just 40 miles north of Hilo, Honokaa
is a small, old-fashioned town with a rich history due to
the dozens of sugar plantations it had more than a hundred
years ago. The last sugar plantation in Honokaa stopped
its operation in 1994 but the townspeople and their rich
heritage have lived on up to this day. New and innovative
ways to revive the town’s economy had made local and foreign
entrepreneurs invest to ranching, tourism and farming. A
60 megawatt power plant is also operational in the area
which sells power to the rest of the island.
The weather in Honokaa is pleasant all year round. Although,
there are no nearby beaches in Honokaa, there is a wide
range of available activities for you to do such as hiking,
cycling and hunting. A public sport gymnasium where you
can play baseball, tennis and run on a tracking field is
also accessible in the area. The nearest beach can be found
30 minutes away to Waipio Valley, a black sand beach with
pristine and calm waters.
Honokaa’s population as of the year 2000 is 2,233 where
51.5% are females and 48.5% are males. The ethnicity mix
is composed of White Americans (34.3%), Black Americans
(0.1%), Asians (58.7%), Hispanics (13.2%) and Native Hawaiians
(5.4%). The total housing units in Honkaa, also in the year
2000, has a total of 829 with approximately 761 households.
The person per household is approximately 2.88. Economically,
the median household income annually is at $41,964 and 33%
of its population is below the poverty line.
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