Hanalei, Hawaii

**Hanalei** is a census-designated place in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 444 at the 2020 census. Hanalei means "lei making" in Hawaiian. _Hanalei_ also means "crescent bay," coming from the shape of Hanalei Bay.

## Geography

Hanalei is located next to Hanalei River on the north shore of the island of Kauai.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hanalei has a total area of 0.72 square miles (1.86 km), of which 0.68 square miles (1.75 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is water. The total area is 5.4% water.

### Imperial Russia

People from the Russian Empire lived here in the 19th century. In 1815 the German physician Georg Anton Schäffer, who worked with the Russian-American Company, came to Hanalei to get goods taken by Kaumualii. Schäffer got involved in Hawaiian politics and heard of Kaumualiʻi's plan to take back his kingdom of Kauai from Kamehameha I with the help of the Russian Empire. Kaumualiʻi later signed a "treaty" granting Tsar Alexander I protectorate over Kauai. An area near Hanalei used to be part of Russian America.

## Demographics

At the 2020 census, there were 444 people, 165 households and 113 families residing in Hanalei. The population density was 656 per square mile (253/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64% White, 12% Asian, 8% Pacific Islander, <2% from other races, and 14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6% of the population.

There were 165 households of which 27% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52% were married couples living together, 18% had a female householder with no husband present, 22% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32% were non-families.

As of 2022, the median household income was $97,292, and the median family income was $95,417. About 6% of families and 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 and older.

## Climate

The climate of Hanalei is mild.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Hanalei, Hawaii
- **settlement type**: Census-designated place
- **image skyline**: Hanalei, Kauai HI.JPG
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **image caption**: Hanalei Town with a view of Mt. Na Molokama, and Māmalahoa
- **image map**: Kauai_County_Hawaii_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Hanalei_Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Location in Kauai County, Hawaii, Kauai County and the state of Hawaii
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Hawaii
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Hawaii, County
- **subdivision name2**: Kauai County, Hawaii, Kauai
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 1.86
- **area land km2**: 1.75
- **area water km2**: 0.10
- **area total sq mi**: 0.72
- **area land sq mi**: 0.68
- **area water sq mi**: 0.04
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 444
- **population density km2**: 253
- **population density sq mi**: 656
- **timezone**: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Zone, Hawaii-Aleutian
- **utc offset**: -10
- **elevation m**: 0
- **elevation ft**: 0
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 96714
- **area code**: Area code 808, 808
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 15-11500
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0359039