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Nonopahu Village

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

Nonopahu Village 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 Nonopahu Village 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 21.9714° N, 159.6389° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHanapepe
Elevation630 ft
Nearest living townPakala Village, HI
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID362694
Coordinates21.97139, -159.63889

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What's there now

Nonopahu Village is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pakala Village, HI (population 295), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 630 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 Nonopahu Village?

Nonopahu Village is in Kauai County, Hawaii, at 21.9714, -159.6389.

How many ghost towns are in Kauai County?

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

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