Kapalua, Hawaii

Looking out over Kapalua from Highway 30

Kapalua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The town is a resort development by the Maui Land and Pineapple Company in Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, bounded by the Honolua Bay surf spot. The population was 467 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Kapalua is located at 20°59′48″N 156°39′11″W (20.996739, -156.653073)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (26.92%) is water.

Location of Kapalua, Hawaii

Kapalua is a pristine golden stretch along the west coast of Maui with a spectacular view of Molokai and Lanai. It is protected in a natural lava cove.

Recreation & Leisure

Kapalua Resort offers 4 major accommodations for leisure rentals: the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the Kapalua Villas, Kapalua Gold Villas, and Kapalua Luxury Homes. These accommodations can be rented for vacations, timeshares, or the properties themselves can be purchased through Kapalua Realty, Kapalua's real estate agency. The Resort has a variety of restaurants providing gourmet French, Italian, Mediterranean, Pacific Rim, Asian, and fresh Hawaiian cuisine.

Kapalua also maintains 3 golf courses: the Bay Course, the Plantation Course, and the Kapalua Golf Academy. The Bay Course and the Plantation Course were recognized as #1 in Hawaii for Best Golf Resort by Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine. The Plantation Course is the perennial host of the PGA Tour’s season opening Mercedes Benz Championship every January.

Kapalua has 5 beaches: Kapalua Bay, D.T. Fleming Beach, Oneloa Beach, Honolua Bay, and Mokule'ia Bay. Kapalua Bay has been voted the "Best Beach in the World" by the readers of Conde Nast Magazine, "America's #1 Beach" on the very first annual list of Dr. Beach's Top 20 Beaches in America, and the "Best Beach in America" by The Travel Channel, among other honors. Kapalua Bay was previously known as Fleming Beach[1], but was renamed when the Kapalua resort was built. Another site about a mile to the north was then renamed "D.T. Fleming Beach," ostensibly to divert tourists who had heard of the beautiful beach.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 467 people, 186 households, and 132 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 105.4/km² (272.9/mi²). There were 831 housing units at an average density of 187.6/km² (485.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.31% White, 0.43% African American, 11.35% Asian, 13.28% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 15.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.43% of the population.

There were 186 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,292, and the median income for a family was $61,875. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $32,321 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $75,992. About 5.1% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

External links

Kapalua Official Site

Kapalua Villas

Kapalua Real Estate

Maui Land and Pineapple