THE PAPAIKOU LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Humid and Very Humid Volcanic Ash Soils on Low and Intermediate Rolling Mountain Slopes setting.
Papaikou CDP has 1.45 square miles of land in Hawaii County. Its Census reference point is in Humid and Very Humid Volcanic Ash Soils on Low and Intermediate Rolling Mountain Slopes.
Wetter windward slopes on Hawaii and Maui combine rolling volcanic terrain with steep-sided gulches. Volcanic ash soils and stream-cut relief distinguish this regional landscape.
Regional context: Humid and Very Humid Volcanic Ash Soils on Low and Intermediate Rolling Mountain Slopes ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Papaikou and Hawaii County
Papaikou is associated with Hawaii County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Papaikou by land and water
The Census records 0.72 square miles of water within Papaikou, or 33% of its total area. It is 12.2 percentage points higher than the 20.8% recorded for Hawaii County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Papaikou CDP has 4.4 times the land area of nearby Paukaa CDP (0.33 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.