Laupāhoehoe
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- 1,147
- Coordinates
- 19.985, -155.236
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: The community's name means "lava tip" and refers to the angular lava tip or cape formed by ancient pāhoehoe flows which created the cape on which the community was built.
History
Laupāhoehoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States, in the District of North Hilo. The population was 581 at the 2010 census, up from 473 at the 2000 census. The community's name means "lava tip" and refers to the angular lava tip or cape formed by ancient pāhoehoe flows which created the cape on which the community was built.