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| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
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| - Total | 1. The City and County of Honolulu is a combined city-county jurisdiction located in the U The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 sq mi (3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²) |
| - Land | 0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (2. 1 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 4 sq mi (1. 1 km²) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 881 |
| - Density | 1,106. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/sq mi (427. 0/km²) |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
| Area code(s) | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-66500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1853110 |
- For the black sand beach on the Big Island, please see Punaluu Black Sand Beach. The Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone observes Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HST by subtracting ten hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-10) The UTC−10 Time offset is used in Cook Islands French Polynesia Society Archipelago including A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The 808 Telephone Area code covers the inhabited and developed areas of the Hawaiian Islands out to Midway Island. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island, is a volcanic Island in the U Punaluu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach is a beach between Pāhala and Nā{{okina}}ālehu on the Big Island of the U
Punaluʻu (pronounced [punɑluʔu]) is a census-designated place and rural community in the Koʻolauloa District on the Island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Oahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English) known as ''"The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the The City and County of Honolulu is a combined city-county jurisdiction located in the U In Hawaiian, punaluʻu means "coral dived for", or in the case of the fishpond once located here, possibly "spring dived for". The Hawaiian language (Hawaiian ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i) is an Austronesian language that takes its name from Hawai'i, the largest island in the tropical There is a very small commercial center located beside Punaluʻu Stream, and several condominium projects, including a high rise building, located at Haleaha Beach and Kaluanui Beach. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP had a total population of 881.
A fringing reef extends off the shoreline. In nautical terminology a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (six fathoms or less at low water There are several beaches and a beach park in Punaluʻu, including Punaluʻu Beach Park, Punaluʻu Beach, Haleaha Beach, and Kaluanui Beach. Sugar cane was once grown on the narrow coastal plain inland from the highway. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae
Punalu'u Beach is a black sand beach and contains a year-round population of green sea turtles. "Chelonia" redirects here It is also the name of the Superorder uniting turtles tortoises and terrapins ( Testudines) with the "proto-turtle" There are also several brackish marshy ponds which are home to several wetland bird species.
The U. S. postal code for Punaluʻu is 96717. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a
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Geography
Punaluu is located at 21°35'33" North, 157°53'49" West (21. 592600, -157. 896989)[1]. The town is north of Kahana Bay and Kaʻaʻawa and south of Hauʻula along Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. Hauula is a Census-designated place and rural community in the Koolauloa District on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, City & County of Honolulu. 83). Kaluanui Stream and Sacred Falls is located between Punaluʻu and Hauʻula.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 881 people, 305 households, and 196 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The population density was 1,106. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (425. 2/km²). There were 439 housing units at an average density of 551. 1/sq mi (211. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 32. 69% White, 0. 57% Black or African American, 0. 23% Native American, 10. 22% Asian, 24. 06% Pacific Islander, 0. 23% from other races, and 32. 01% from two or more races. 6. 02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 305 households out of which 34. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44. 3% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35. 7% were non-families. 29. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 66 and the average family size was 3. 32.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 26. 0% under the age of 18, 8. 7% from 18 to 24, 24. 3% from 25 to 44, 25. 0% from 45 to 64, and 16. 0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88. 4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,143, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males have a median income of $32,188 versus $21,719 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,067. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 19. 9% of the population and 15. 8% of families were below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Out of the total population, 24. 5% of those under the age of 18 and 0. 8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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