Puako
Puakō is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 772 at the 2010 census, up from 429 at the 2000 census. The epicenter of the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake was some 6 miles offshore of the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 772 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Hawaii, USA
- Also known as: “Lalamilo”, “Puakō”, “Puako *”, “Puako, Hawaii”, “Puakō, Hawaii”, “Puakō, HI”, and “Pukao”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hapuna Beach State Park and Fairmont Orchid.
Hapuna Beach State Park
Park
Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area is a large park and sandy beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel is also located adjacent to the beach. Hapuna Beach State Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Puako.
Fairmont Orchid
Resort
Photo: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0.
The Fairmont Orchid is a luxury hotel on the Kohala Coast of the island of Hawaii. It is managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. Fairmont Orchid is situated 2 miles southwest of Puako.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waikoloa and Kawaihae.
Waikoloa
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waikoloa Village or Waikōloa Village is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census, up from 4,806 at the 2000 census. The spelling Waikoloa is used by the local post office.
Kawaihae
Village
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kawaihae is an unincorporated community on the west side of the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi, 35 miles north of Kailua-Kona. Its harbor is one of only three on the island, together with that of Hilo and Honokohau Harbor. Kawaihae is situated 5 miles north of Puako.
Puako
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.97012° or 19° 58′ 12″ northLongitude
-155.83901° or 155° 50′ 20″ westPopulation
772Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
73F6X5C6+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 150917030OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5852635Wikidata ID
Q2439999
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Satellite Map
Discover Puako from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Puako” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Puako”
- Catalan: “Puako”
- Cebuano: “Puako”
- Chechen: “Пуако (Гавай)”
- Chechen: “Пуако”
- Chinese: “Puako”
- Chinese: “普亞科”
- Dutch: “Puako”
- Finnish: “Puakō”
- French: “Puako”
- Gilaki: “پواکو (هاوايي)”
- Gilaki: “پواکو”
- Hausa: “Puako, Hawaii”
- Hausa: “Puako”
- Irish: “Puakō”
- Italian: “Puako”
- Japanese: “コハラ#プアコ”
- Japanese: “プアコ”
- Ladin: “Puako”
- Ladin: “Puakō”
- Mazanderani: “پیاکو”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Puako”
- Persian: “پیاکو، هاوایی”
- Persian: “پیاکو”
- Polish: “Puako”
- Portuguese: “Puako”
- Russian: “Пуако”
- Serbian: “Пуако”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Puako, Hawaii”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Puako”
- South Azerbaijani: “پیاکو، هاوایی”
- Spanish: “Puakō”
- Talysh: “Puako”
- Tatar: “Пуако (Гавай)”
- Tatar: “Пуако”
- Ukrainian: “Пуако”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Resort and Mauna Lani Resort.
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Highlights include Hokuloa Church and Ascension Mission Church.
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