Makapala
Makapala is a suburb in Hawaii County, Hawaii. Makapala is situated nearby to the suburb Niuli‘i, as well as near Halawa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pololu Valley and Kauhola Point Light.
Pololu Valley
Valley
Photo: Mickaw2, Public domain.
Pololū is the northernmost of a series of erosional valleys forming the east coast of Kohala Mountain on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The word pololū means "long spear" in the Hawaiian language. Pololu Valley is situated 2 miles southeast of Makapala.
Kauhola Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tdoyle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kauhola Point Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Makapala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hala‘ula and Kapaau.
Hala‘ula
Suburb
Halaʻula is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 773 at the 2020 census. Hala‘ula is situated 2 miles west of Makapala.
Kapaau
Village
Kapaʻau is an unincorporated community in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. Located at the northern tip of the big island of Hawaiʻi, it is celebrated as the birthplace of Kamehameha I. Kapaau is situated 3 miles west of Makapala.
Hāwī
Village
Photo: KanoaWithington, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hāwī is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii. The population was 2,268 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Hāwī is situated to the west of the community of Kapaau. Hāwī is situated 5 miles west of Makapala.
Makapala
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Maka-pala”
- Category: locality
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
20.22542° or 20° 13′ 32″ northLongitude
-155.75219° or 155° 45′ 8″ westElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Open location code
73G666GX+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 150918639OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
5850597
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