Kualapuʻu, Hawaii

Kualapuʻu
Location in Maui County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 21°9′50″N 157°3′10″W / 21.16389°N 157.05278°W / 21.16389; -157.05278
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountyMaui
Area
  Total
29.43 sq mi (76.23 km2)
  Land29.30 sq mi (75.88 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,110
  Density72.02/sq mi (27.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian)
ZIP code
96757
Area code808
FIPS code15-39500
GNIS feature ID0361457

Kualapuʻu is a census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2020 census. Kualapuʻu can be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption of Puʻuʻuala: "sweet potato hill". The present settlement is a former pineapple cannery village once associated with Del Monte Foods.