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Kōʻele

Ghost town · Maui County, Hawaii

Island of Lanai quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:31,680)
Island of Lanai quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kōʻele is a ghost town in Maui County, Hawaii. It is one of 52 former communities in Maui County on the federal names register. No county in Hawaii has more among the 5 Hawaii counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kōʻele as a historical populated place on the Lanai North 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 20.8349° N, 156.9197° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLanai North
Elevation1,715 ft
Nearest living townLanai City, HI
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID361340
Coordinates20.83491, -156.91970

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What's there now

Kōʻele is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lanai City, HI (population 3,283), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,715 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 Kōʻele?

Kōʻele is in Maui County, Hawaii, at 20.8349, -156.9197.

How many ghost towns are in Maui County?

Maui County, Hawaii has 52 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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