Pepeekeo, Big Island

During the late 19th century until the 20th century, Pepeekeo was a flourishing sugar town. The Pepeekeo Sugar Company was the largest producer of sugar in the Big Island. Pepeekeo’s sugar industry was also the springboard for the town’s development. Parks, theatres, hospitals, lighthouse, and other public infrastructures were provided for by sugar companies. The Pepeekeo Point Light and Pepeekeo Sugar Mill are two historical sites in the town, testament to the sugar industry past of Pepeekeo.

Today, macadamia nuts and tropical fruits grow in the fields that were once field with sugar cane. Banana is another primary agricultural product of Pepeekeo. In fact, the town is now one of the largest banana plantations in the Big Island contributing almost to 60% of the total banana production of the county.

According to the 2007 census survey, Pepeekeo had 1, 970 residents and a population density of 1,714 people per square mile.

Approximately, 53.24 percent of the population is made up of Asians, notably Filipinos and Japanese. Two other dominant groups include Caucasians (approximately 11.5%) and Hispanics (10%). Pacific Islanders comprise around 5.1% of the population only.

The CDP’s median household income in 2007 was $41,500. This shows a significant increase from the town’s 2000 average income of $27, 946.

Pepeeko’s zip code is 96783.

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