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Kapaka

Ghost town · Kauai County, Hawaii

Hanapepe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Hanapepe quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kapaka is a ghost town in Kauai County, Hawaii. It is one of 5 former communities in Kauai County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 5 Hawaii counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kapaka as a historical populated place on the Hanapepe topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 21.9236° N, 159.6169° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHanapepe
Elevation326 ft
Nearest living townKaumakani, HI
Distance to it0.8 miles
GNIS feature ID365108
Coordinates21.92361, -159.61694

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What's there now

Kapaka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kaumakani, HI (population 1,361), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 326 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Kapaka?

Kapaka is in Kauai County, Hawaii, at 21.9236, -159.6169.

How many ghost towns are in Kauai County?

Kauai County, Hawaii has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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