List of ghost towns in Hawaii Town nameDis. EstCountyNotesRefs‘Āpua1868HawaiiDestroyed by a tsunami following the April 2, 1868 Hawaii earthquake; never resettled.FerndaleHawaiiLittle is known about this town, but it seems like it was subsumed after a certain point by Kurtistown.Hālawa1950sMolokaiAbandoned after tsunamis in 1946 and 1957Halstead Plantation1898HonoluluReplaced by the Waialua Sugar Mill, following a fire.Hamakuapoko Plantation1970sMauiFollowing plantation closures, in 1972 the high school students moved to the recently built school at Kahului. Eventually depopulating the area.Ho‘okenaHawaiiFollowing the 1951 Kona earthquake, multiple storms & tsunamis; Residents moved north towards Captain Cook. Depopulating the town over the following decades.Honu‘apo1946HawaiiDestroyed in 1946 by a tsunamiIwilei1890sHonoluluThe costal area of Iwilei was eventually subsumed by HonoluluKaimū1990HawaiiDestroyed in 1990 by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of KīlaueaKalapanaHawaiiOriginal location of Star of the Sea Painted Church. In 1990, lava flows from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of Kīlauea destroyed and partly buried most of the town.KalaupapaKalawaoformerly a lepar colony, the village site rests in the Kalaupapa National Historical ParkKalawao1910sKalawaoA hospital complex was built at Kalawao to conduct research into Hansen's disease, and from 1909 to 1913 the US Leprosy Investigation Station was operated there. When that facility closed, the settlement was abandoned in favor of Kalaupapa.Kapoho2018HawaiiDestroyed by the 1960 Kīlauea eruption, rebuilt and destroyed again in 2018 by the Puna eruption.Kawailoa1997HonoluluMill camp for the Waialua Sugar CompanyKaunolū1880sMauiFrom around 1778 into the 1800s, during Kamehameha I's reign, Kaunolu was a popular fishing villageKaʻūpūlehu1801HawaiiThis village was destroyed via the 1801 Huʻehuʻe flow.Kealakomo1864HawaiiThe town was likely destroyed and abandoned after the 1868 earthquake and tsunami, then buried by the Mauna Ulu flows of 1969-1974.Keomuku Village1950sMauiPopulation moved to Lanai City, following the failure of the Maunalei Sugar CompanyKualoa Sugar Plantation1870sHonoluluKualoa Sugar Mill closed its operations in 1870Lihu‘e Sugar Plantation2000KauaʻiLihu’e Plantation Company on Kauaʻi originated in 1849 as a partnership between Charles Reed Bishop, Judge William Little Lee, Henry A. Pierce of Boston and H Hackfeld & CoMāhukona1950sHawaiiBy 1937, the Kohala Sugar Company had consolidated into the mill at Māhukona, and became Mahukona Terminals Ltd. In 1941 the port closed for World War II and the railroad track shut down 4 years later. Makalawena1946HawaiiThe fishing village was situated at ʻŌpaeʻula Pond, and subsequently destroyed in the 1946 tsunami. Makee Sugar Plantation1933 Kauaʻi In 1877, Capt. James Makee from ‘Ulupalakua on Maui, was joined by King Kalakaua and several prominent businessmen in purchasing the Ernest Krull sugar estate on the island of Kauaʻi. The purchase of this land established the Makee Sugar Company at Kapa’a.Mānā Camp1950sKauaʻiNow part of the Mānā Plains Forest ReserveManāka‘a Fishing Village1868HawaiiDestroyed by a tsunami following the April 2, 1868 Hawaii earthquake. This land was commonly associated with Tūtū Pukui, Who frequented the area.Nīnole (Ka‘ū)1860sHawaiiThe village was the birthplace of Henry ʻŌpūkahaʻia, It was mostly destroyed by a tsunami after the 1868 Hawaii earthquake.Koloa Sugar Plantation1874KauaʻiThe old mill was replaced by a much larger one in 1912 to accommodate the demand and rise of the sugar cane industry Waiākea Town1960HawaiiTsunamis devastated Waiākea-Kai, with the largest in 1946 and 1960. Waialeʻe Industrial School for Boys1950sHonoluluOpened in 1903, the Waialeʻe Industrial School for Boys incarcerated children for petty theft and truancy. Sometimes, they were leased out to families for domestic duties.Waialua Sugar Plantation1996HonoluluThe Waialua Sugar Mill closed in October, 1996 due to profit concerns and was the last sugarcane plantation on the island of Oahu to close
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External links Ghost Towns.com