Hauʻula, Hawaii

HauTemplate:Okinaula (Template:IPA) is a census-designated place and rural community in the KoTemplate:Okinaolauloa District on the island of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]], City & County of Honolulu. In Hawaiian, hauTemplate:Okinaula means "red hau" (hau is a type of tree: Hibiscus tiliaceus). There is a small commercial center. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 4,018.

A fringing reef extends off the shoreline. There are several beaches and beach parks in HauTemplate:Okinaula, including HauTemplate:Okinaula Beach Park, Template:OkinaAukai Beach Park, Kokololio Beach Park, and Mahakea Beach. Sugarcane was once grown along the narrow coastal plain inland from the highway.

The U.S. postal code for HauTemplate:Okinaula is 96717. There is a two-bay fire station located on Kamehameha Highway.

Geography

HauTemplate:Okinaula is located at Template:Coord (21.613850, -157.913543).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The town is located north of [[Punaluu, Hawaii|PunaluTemplate:Okinau]] and south of [[Lā'ie, Hawai'i|LāTemplate:Okinaie]] along Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 83).

According to the United States Census Bureau, HauTemplate:Okinaula has a total area of Template:Convert. Template:Convert of it is land, and Template:Convert of it, or 40.56%, is water, referring to a part of the Pacific Ocean included in the census tract.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

There are also hiking trails in HauTemplate:Okinaula. The 2.5 mile HauTemplate:Okinaula Loop trail that wraps along the side of the mountain, providing views of the coast and protecting reef.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The trail head is also shared with the Ma'akau Gulch and the Ma'akau Ridge hikes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census of 2020, there were 4,018 people and 789 households residing in the CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.82% White, 0.77% African American, 0.36% Native American, 5.72% Asian, 37.44% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 37.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.81% of the population. In 2010 the population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,020 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools, HauTemplate:Okinaula Elementary School and Ke Kula Kaiapuni O HauTemplate:Okinaula, in HauTemplate:Okinaula.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Asia Pacific International School Hawaii Campus offers private education from kindergarten to 12th grade, with boarding option from 5th grade onwards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>