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Laupāhoehoe

Ghost town · Hawaii County, Hawaii

Honomu quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Honomu quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Laupāhoehoe is a ghost town in Hawaii County, Hawaii, recorded as human settlement in Hawaii County, 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.

At its height the population reached about 1,147.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Laupāhoehoe 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 19.9847° N, 155.2361° W.

Key facts

Peak population1,147
Last recorded population1,147
Nearest living townLaupahoehoe, HI
Distance to it1 miles
Coordinates19.98472, -155.23611

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What's there now

Laupāhoehoe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Laupahoehoe, HI (population 995), about 1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A monument to the victims of the tsunami at Laupahoehoe, Hawaii on April 1, 1946
A monument to the victims of the tsunami at Laupahoehoe, Hawaii on April 1, 1946 · Brocken Inaglory / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Laupāhoehoe?

Laupāhoehoe is in Hawaii County, Hawaii, at 19.9847, -155.2361.

How many ghost towns are in Hawaii County?

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

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.