Kualapuʻu, Hawaii
Kualapuʻu | |
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Location in Maui County and the state of Hawaii | |
| Coordinates: 21°9′50″N 157°3′10″W / 21.16389°N 157.05278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Maui |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.43 sq mi (76.23 km2) |
| • Land | 29.30 sq mi (75.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,110 |
| • Density | 72.02/sq mi (27.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian) |
| ZIP code | 96757 |
| Area code | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-39500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0361457 |
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.