Papaikou

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Papaikou

Total population

1,332

Median home value

$434,300

19.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$79,079

Papaikou$79k

National$74k

Weather81°F · Occasional Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates19.79°, -155.09°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Pāpaʻikou is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, and is a few miles north of the county seat, Hilo. The population of Pāpaʻikou was 1,166 at the 2020 census, down from 1,431 at the 2000 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Papaikou, HI from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor (born 1947)

Yeiki Kobashigawa

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Kamehameha II

Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands (1797–1824)

Pat Saiki

American politician

E

Edwin M. Yamauchi

Japanese-American historian, Christian apologist, editor and academic

Ed Case

American politician

J

Jimmy Feigen

American swimmer

G

Gerald Okamura

American actor

Red Rocha

American basketball player and coach (1923–2010)

G

Gabe Baltazar

American musician (1929–2022)

D. Howard Hitchcock

American artist (1861-1943)

K

Kimiko Hiroshige

American actress (1912-1989)

Kapiolani

queen consort of the Hawaiian Islands (1834–1899)

D

Dale Furutani

American writer

A

Adrian Barber

English musician (1938–2020)

Albert Spencer Wilcox

Hawaiian politician (1844–1919)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hawaii

• Pepeekeo
  2.9 mi away
• Wainaku
  3.4 mi away
• Kurtistown
  14.3 mi away
• Laupahoehoe
  15.4 mi away
• Hawaiian Paradise Park
  16.2 mi away
• Orchidlands Estates
  17 mi away
• Hawaiian Acres
  18.2 mi away
• Tiki Gardens
  19.1 mi away
• Fern Acres
  19.7 mi away
• Hawaiian Beaches
  20.1 mi away
• Pahoa
  22.6 mi away · pop. 1,361
• Fern Forest
  22.8 mi away

Browse all places in Hawaii →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Papaikou

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Hurricane Nolo
  Severe Storms · 2026-09-25 · 242 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Cuban Leaf Slug

Veronicella cubensis

Seen 2026-09-23

Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris

Seen 2026-09-23

Lesser Grass Blue

Zizina otis

Seen 2026-09-23

false staghorn fern

Dicranopteris linearis

Seen 2026-09-23

Ma'ohi'ohi

Stenogyne calaminthoides

Seen 2026-09-23

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Seen 2026-09-23

Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Seen 2026-09-23

Dubautia scabra

Dubautia scabra

Seen 2026-09-23

'Aiakanene

Coprosma ernodeoides

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-25 16:20 UTC.