Kalaeloa
Census-designated place
Location in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii
Location in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 21°19′28″N 158°04′59″W / 21.32444°N 158.08306°W / 21.32444; -158.08306
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountiesHonolulu
Area
[1]
 • Total6.10 sq mi (15.79 km2)
 • Land6.10 sq mi (15.79 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,364
 • Density387.73/sq mi (149.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone)
ZIP code
96707[3]
Area code808
GNIS feature ID2627933[2]

Kalaeloa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəlɐe̯ˈlowə]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,364 at the 2020 census. The community occupies the location of the former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, which was closed in 1999 and subsequently transferred to the State of Hawaiʻi. The geographical name, Ka lae loa, means "long point" in Hawaiian and is the native name for what has been called Barbers Point on Oʻahu. The area was known as Barbers Point because Captain Henry Barber wrecked his ship on a coral shoal at this location on October 31, 1796.

In 1993, after the federal government listed Barbers Point for closure, the state legislature established the Barbers Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission (BPNAS-RC) to guide the redevelopment of the former military facilities comprising John Rodgers airfield and 3,700 acres (15 km2) of land along the south shore of Oʻahu between the towns of ʻEwa, Kapolei, and Campbell Industrial Park. On July 1, 2002, the Hawaii Community Development Authority became the redevelopment authority for Kalaeloa. The former Naval Air Station runways and associated facilities are now Kalaeloa Airport.

Barbers Point Housing is that part of Kalaeloa retained temporarily by the U.S. Navy for housing.

Geography

Kalaeloa is located at 21°19'28" North, 158°4'59" West (21.324550, -158.083156).[4]

Climate

Tropical savanna climates have monthly mean temperature above 18 °C (64 °F) in every month of the year and typically a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than 60mm (2.36 in) of precipitation.

Climate data for Kalaeloa, Hawaii (Kalaeloa Airport) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 89
(32) 		89
(32) 		93
(34) 		93
(34) 		92
(33) 		94
(34) 		100
(38) 		96
(36) 		95
(35) 		95
(35) 		96
(36) 		92
(33) 		100
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 84.1
(28.9) 		84.4
(29.1) 		85.5
(29.7) 		87.0
(30.6) 		88.1
(31.2) 		89.8
(32.1) 		91.3
(32.9) 		91.6
(33.1) 		91.2
(32.9) 		90.3
(32.4) 		88.0
(31.1) 		85.1
(29.5) 		92.4
(33.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 80.9
(27.2) 		80.9
(27.2) 		81.6
(27.6) 		83.6
(28.7) 		84.9
(29.4) 		87.3
(30.7) 		88.0
(31.1) 		89.1
(31.7) 		88.9
(31.6) 		87.3
(30.7) 		84.1
(28.9) 		82.1
(27.8) 		84.9
(29.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 72.8
(22.7) 		73.0
(22.8) 		73.8
(23.2) 		75.7
(24.3) 		76.9
(24.9) 		79.3
(26.3) 		80.3
(26.8) 		81.1
(27.3) 		80.7
(27.1) 		79.5
(26.4) 		76.8
(24.9) 		74.5
(23.6) 		77.0
(25.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 64.7
(18.2) 		65.1
(18.4) 		66.0
(18.9) 		67.7
(19.8) 		69.0
(20.6) 		71.3
(21.8) 		72.5
(22.5) 		73.1
(22.8) 		72.4
(22.4) 		71.7
(22.1) 		69.4
(20.8) 		66.9
(19.4) 		69.1
(20.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 56.7
(13.7) 		57.9
(14.4) 		59.0
(15.0) 		61.9
(16.6) 		63.2
(17.3) 		67.0
(19.4) 		68.2
(20.1) 		68.6
(20.3) 		67.3
(19.6) 		65.3
(18.5) 		63.2
(17.3) 		60.5
(15.8) 		55.3
(12.9)
Record low °F (°C) 50
(10) 		51
(11) 		52
(11) 		54
(12) 		55
(13) 		60
(16) 		62
(17) 		61
(16) 		57
(14) 		57
(14) 		56
(13) 		53
(12) 		50
(10)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.36
(35) 		1.79
(45) 		1.95
(50) 		0.63
(16) 		0.97
(25) 		0.27
(6.9) 		0.29
(7.4) 		0.62
(16) 		0.67
(17) 		1.30
(33) 		1.77
(45) 		2.29
(58) 		13.91
(353)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.1 6.5 7.6 5.4 4.8 3.8 3.6 4.1 5.3 5.8 7.0 6.9 67.9
Source: NOAA[5][6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
200067—
20202,364—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the 2000 Census, there were 67 people, 16 households, and 16 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 260.0 inhabitants per square mile (100.4/km2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 492.9 per square mile (190.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.06% White, 5.97% Asian, 2.99% Pacific Islander, and 2.99% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 16 households, out of which 87.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 100.0% were married couples living together, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.19 (average family size was also 4.19).

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 50.7% under the age of 18, 1.5% from 18 to 24, 38.8% from 25 to 44, 9.0% from 45 to 64, and none who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $65,625. Males had a median income of $49,531 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,083. None of the population was below the poverty line.

History

In October 1795, during a trading voyage to China, the ship, the Arthur arrived in Hawaiʻi led by Captain Henry Barber. He set sail for Kauaʻi after stopping for provisions at Waikiki. After passing the entrance to Pearl Harbor, the Arthur wrecked on a reef in high surf and was completely destroyed. Six crew members drowned, but Barber and the other fifteen members of his crew made it ashore in their small boats. The point where the wreck occurred was known thereafter as Barbers Point.[8]

Nearby facilities and installations

The immediate vicinity of Kalaeloa, which extends over the southwestern tip of the island of Oahu, includes Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Barbers Point Lighthouse, Kalaeloa Airport, Campbell Industrial Park, including AES Hawaii Power Plant, Hawaii Refinery owned by Par Petroleum Corporation[9] to the southwest and the Barbers Point Harbor. Remnants of the old base remain, such as the streets named after aircraft carriers (i.e. Yorktown, Lexington, etc.),[10] chapels, a post office, and the Navy Exchange which reopened as an indoor go-cart track in January 2011.[11]

In 2017, the state of Hawaii under the Kalaeloa Authority within the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) rejected a plan[a] to allow SunStrong II LLC to lease 19 acres and build a 5-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm north of the Kalaeloa Heritage Park.[12] Aloha Solar Energy Fund II is leasing 24 acres of HCDA land near the Kalaeloa Airport to build a 5-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm.[12] The United States Navy supplies power to Kalaeloa.[12] SunStrong II's project included a 12-kilovolt line extension to Hawaiian Electric Co.'s (HECO) grid which would have allowed HECO an opportunity to provide power to the Kalaeloa district.[12]

Education

Hawaii Department of Education operates Barbers Point Elementary School in Kalaeloa CDP.[13][14]

Notes

  1. ^ The vote was seven against and two for.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Station: Ewa Kalaeloa AP, HI". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Clark, John R.K (2002). Hawaii Place Names. United States of America: Mike Waggoner.
  9. ^ Duane Shimogawa (25 September 2013). "Par Petroleum completes purchase of Tesoro Hawaii refinery". Pacific Business News. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  10. ^ Moses, Mark (September 21, 1999). "Letter from state representative Mark Moses to the Barbers Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission" (Press release). Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  11. ^ Wiseman, Victoria (August 10, 2011). "Variety of Tenants at Barbers Point". Hawaii Business. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d Mykleseth, Kathryn (September 7, 2017). "State agency rejects Kalaeloa solar farm plan". Star-Advertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "Contact". Barbers Point Elementary School. Retrieved 2020-10-10. Address: 3001 Boxer Road Kapolei, HI 96707
  14. ^ "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kalaeloa CDP, HI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
    2000 map: "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: BARBERS POINT HOUSING CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

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