USA
Hawaii
Maui County

Hoʻolehua

Hoʻolehua is an unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi in , , United States. It lies just off Hawaii Route 460, next to the .
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.
  • Type: Hamlet with 1,370 residents
  • Description: unincorporated community in Hawaii
  • Also known as: “Ho’olehua”, “Ho’olehua, Hawaii”, “Ho’olehua, HI”, “Hoʻolehua, Hawaii”, and “Hoolehua-Palaau Hawaiian Home Land”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Molokai Airport and Molokaʻi High School.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
, also known as Hoolehua Airport is a state-owned, public use located six nautical miles northwest of , on the island of Molokai in , United States. is situated 2 miles southwest of Hoʻolehua.

School
is a public high school in , . It is a part of the . It is located on a 27-acre expanse in a Homestead community approximately 7 miles miles from Kaunakakai town where the state and county offices, hospitals, doctors' offices, banks, library, family-owned grocery stores and gas stations are located.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kualapuʻu and Kalaupapa.

Village
Photo: Sanba38, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place on the island of Molokai in , , United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2020 census. can be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption of Puʻuʻuala: "sweet potato hill". is situated 2 miles east of Hoʻolehua.

Village
Photo: Sanba38, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the of Molokaʻi, within in the U.S. state of . In 1866, during the reign of Kamehameha V, the Hawaii legislature passed a law that resulted in the designation… is situated 6 miles east of Hoʻolehua.

Town
Photo: Rose Braverman, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. It is the largest town on the of Molokaʻi. The population was 3,419 at the 2020 census. is situated 6 miles southeast of Hoʻolehua.

Hoʻolehua

Latitude
21.16698° or 21° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
-157.0692° or 157° 4′ 9″ west
Population
1,370
Elevation
640 feet (195 metres)
IATA airport code
MKK
United Nations Location Code
US MKK
Open location code
73H45W8J+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150917181
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5856351
Wiki­data ID
Q5873810
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Hoʻolehua from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Hoʻolehua” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “霍奧勒華”
  • French: “Ho’olehua”
  • Hawaiian: “Ho‘olehua”
  • Irish: “Ho’olehua”
  • Japanese: “ホオレフア (ハワイ州)”
  • Japanese: “ホオレフア”
  • Persian: “هواولی‌هوا، هاوایی”
  • Persian: “هواولی‌هوا”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هواولی‌هوا، هاوایی”
  • Spanish: “Hoolehua (Hawai)”
  • Spanish: “Hoolehua”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Hoʻolehua”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kahualelepulu and Kala‘e.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hoolehua united states postal service and Pu‘ukape‘elua.

Hawaii: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Honolulu, Kauai, Hilo, and Molokai.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hoʻolehua”. Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.