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Kapoho

Ghost town · Hawaii County, Hawaii

Makuu quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Makuu quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kapoho is a ghost town in Hawaii County, Hawaii, recorded as human settlement in Puna, Hawaii, United States of America. It is one of 38 former communities in Hawaii County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 5 Hawaii counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kapoho as a historical populated place: 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 19.5027° N, 154.8460° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townNanawale Estates, HI
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates19.50270, -154.84600

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What's there now

Kapoho is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nanawale Estates, HI (population 1,440), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Kapoho school destroyed by lava, Hawaii, United States
Kapoho school destroyed by lava, Hawaii, United States · Hawaii Volcanoes National Park / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Kapoho?

Kapoho is in Hawaii County, Hawaii, at 19.5027, -154.8460.

How many ghost towns are in Hawaii County?

Hawaii County, Hawaii has 38 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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