Editing Pāhala, Hawaii (section)

==Geography==
Pahala is located in the southern part of the island of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawai{{okina}}i]] at {{coord|19.204109|-155.479005|type:city|format=dms}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Hawaii Route 11]] forms the southeast border of the community. The highway leads northeast {{convert|52|mi}} to [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] and southwest {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Naalehu, Hawaii|Nā{{okina}}ālehu]]. The main entrance to [[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park|Hawai{{okina}}i Volcanoes National Park]] is {{convert|23|mi}} to the northeast of Pahala on Route 11.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.2|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1559750| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pahala CDP, Hawaii| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 2, 2017}} {{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>