Honuapo

Honuapo or Honuʻapo is a ghost town on the island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of . It was a thriving port town from the 1870s to the 1930s. The port was used to transport Colocasia esculenta, and sugarcane.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ghost town on the island of Hawaii
  • Also known as: Honu’apo

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naalehu and Ka’u.

Village
Ka'u is the largest district on the of between and Kona, consisting mostly of lava fields, grasslands and agricultural exports including Ka'u Coffee, macadamia nuts, and oranges. is situated 3 miles southwest of Honuapo.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Ka'u is the largest district on the of between and Kona, consisting mostly of lava fields, grasslands and agricultural exports including Ka'u Coffee, macadamia nuts, and oranges.

Village
Photo: Vidor, Public domain.
Waiʻōhinu is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the district of Kaʻu on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, in the U.S. state of . is situated 4½ miles west of Honuapo.

Honuapo

Latitude
19.08949° or 19° 5′ 22″ north
Longitude
-155.54873° or 155° 32′ 55″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
73F63FQ2+QG
Geo­Names ID
5856318
Wiki­data ID
Q54871788
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Hawaiian—“Honuapo” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 霍努阿波
  • Hawaiian: Honu‘apo

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