Editing Pāʻia, Hawaii

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'''Pā{{okina}}ia''' ({{IPA|haw|paːˈʔijə|}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Maui County, Hawaii|Maui County]], [[Hawaii]], United States, on the northern coast of the island of [[Maui]].  The population was 2,470 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Pā{{okina}}ia is home to several restaurants, art galleries, [[surfing|surf]] shops and other [[tourism|tourist]]-oriented businesses. It was formerly home to a [[Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company]] mill from 1880 to 2000.<ref>{{Cite web| title = History of Paia| work = Paia Town Association| access-date = 2018-04-22| url = http://www.paiamaui.com/history-of-paia.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = The History of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. {{!}} News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News| access-date = 2018-04-22| url = http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2016/12/the-history-of-hawaiian-commercial-sugar-co/}}</ref>

Pā{{okina}}ia is the first town on the [[Hana Highway]] when heading eastbound towards [[Hana, Hawaii|Hana]].

Pā{{okina}}ia is located close to many internationally known windsurfing spots including Ho{{okina}}okipa and Spreckelsville. It is therefore sometimes called "The World Capital of Windsurfing".{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

==Geography==
Paia is located at {{coord|20|54|38|N|156|22|35|W|type:city}} (20.910694, -156.376340).<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> [[Spreckelsville, Hawaii|Spreckelsville]] lies to the west, [[Haiku, Hawaii|Haiku]] to the east, and [[Haliimaile, Hawaii|Haliimaile]] to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|19.3|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|15.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 17.84%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Paia CDP, Hawaii| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000 = 2499
| 2010 = 2668
| 2020 = 2470
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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[[File:North Shore Maui.jpg|thumb|left|North Shore Maui with Paia and [[Haiku, Hawaii|Haiku]] neighborhoods]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,499 people, 783 households, and 551 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|410.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 890 housing units at an average density of {{convert|146.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.60% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 27.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 8.80% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.24% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 28.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.92% of the population.

There were 783 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,696, and the median income for a family was $57,981. Males had a median income of $31,302 versus $27,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,644.  About 6.0% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Gallery==
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File:Starr 050307-0061 Chamaesyce degeneri.jpg
File:Paia Beach looking east.jpg|Paia beach looking east
File:Paia Beach looking west.jpg|Paia beach looking west
File:Paia, Maui Welcome Sign.jpg|Paia welcome sign
</gallery>

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