Kapaa
Kapaʻa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the most populous town in the island of Kauai, with a population of 11,652 as of the 2020 census, up from 9,471 at the 2000 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 10,700 residents
- Description: unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States
- Also known as: “Kapaʻa”, “Kapaʻa, Hawaii”, and “Kapaʻa, HI”
- Postal code: 96746
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kukui Heiau and Kapaa High School.
Kukui Heiau
Temple
Photo: Sho73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kukui Heiau, near Wailua, Hawaii, also known as ʻAʻa Kukui, is a historic archeological site that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kukui Heiau is situated 2 miles southwest of Kapaa.
Kapaa High School
School
Kapaʻa High School is a public high school in Kapaʻa, Hawaii on the island of Kauaʻi. It is a part of the Hawaii State Department of Education.
Sleeping Giant
Peak
Sleeping Giant, also known as Nounou Mountain, is a mountain ridge located west of the towns Wailua and Kapaʻa in the Nounou Forest Reserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. Sleeping Giant is situated 2½ miles west of Kapaa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wailua and Kealia.
Wailua
Village
Photo: Hotboxers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wailua is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,359 at the 2020 census, up from 2,083 at the 2000 census. Wailua is situated 2 miles southwest of Kapaa.
Kealia
Hamlet
Keālia is an unincorporated community on the island of Kauai in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Kealia" in 1914. Kealia is situated 2 miles northeast of Kapaa.
Wailuā Homesteads
Suburb
Wailua Homesteads is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii. The population was 5,863 at the 2020 census, up from 4,567 at the 2000 census. Wailuā Homesteads is situated 3½ miles west of Kapaa.
Kapaa
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.07473° or 22° 4′ 29″ northLongitude
-159.31916° or 159° 19′ 9″ westPopulation
10,700Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)United Nations Location Code
US KA2Open location code
73J23MFJ+V8OpenStreetMap ID
node 150921433OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Kapaa” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kapaʻa”
- Breton: “Kapaʻa”
- Catalan: “Kapaa”
- Cebuano: “Kapa‘a”
- Chechen: “Капаа (Гавай)”
- Chechen: “Капаа”
- Chinese: “Kapaa”
- Chinese: “卡帕”
- Chinese: “卡帕阿”
- Czech: “Kapaa”
- Dagbani: “Kapaa”
- Dutch: “Kapaa”
- French: “Kapaʻa”
- German: “Kapaʻa”
- Gilaki: “کاپا (هاوايي)”
- Gilaki: “کاپا”
- Hausa: “Kapa’a, Hawaii”
- Hausa: “Kapa’a”
- Hawaiian: “Kapaʻa”
- Hebrew: “קאפאה”
- Irish: “Kapaʻa”
- Italian: “Kapaa”
- Italian: “Kapaʻa”
- Japanese: “カパア”
- Korean: “카파”
- Ladin: “Kapaa”
- Ladin: “Kapaʻa”
- Mazanderani: “کاپا”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Kapaa”
- Newari: “कप्पा, हवाई”
- Persian: “کاپا، هاوایی”
- Persian: “کاپا”
- Polish: “Kapaa”
- Portuguese: “Kapaa”
- Russian: “Капаа”
- Serbian: “Капа’а”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kapaa, Hawaii”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kapaa”
- Slovak: “Kapaa”
- South Azerbaijani: “کاپا، هاوایی”
- Spanish: “Kapaa (Hawái)”
- Spanish: “Kapaa”
- Swedish: “Kapaa”
- Tatar: “Капаа (Гавай)”
- Tatar: “Капаа”
- Ukrainian: “Капаа”
- Urdu: “کاپآ، ہوائی”
- Urdu: “کاپآ”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kapa‘a Beach Park and Kapaa New Park.
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