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Captain Cook, Hawaii

Captain Cook is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, in the United States, located in the District of South Kona. The community, within the land division of Kealakekua, is so named because the post office for the area was located in the Captain Cook Coffee Co. during the early 1900s. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 3,253, down from 3,429 at the 2010 census. As of March 2022, a resolution was under consideration to rename the town to "Kaʻawaloa", meaning "long landing place".

History
The area surrounding present‑day Captain Cook has been inhabited for centuries and includes several sites significant to Native Hawaiian history. In 1779, British explorer Captain James Cook made landfall at nearby Kealakekua Bay during his third Pacific voyage. Cook was killed there on February 14, 1779, following a conflict between his crew and local residents. The modern community developed much later. In the early 20th century, the Captain Cook Coffee Company established a post office in the upland agricultural zone above the bay. Under postal naming conventions of the period, the post office name became the name of the surrounding settlement, and the community has been known as Captain Cook since that time. ==Geography==
Geography
Captain Cook is located on the west side of the island of Hawaii at (19.498211, −155.904275). It is bordered to the north by Kealakekua and to the south by Honaunau-Napoopoo. Hawaii Route 11, part of the Hawaii Belt Road, passes through the community, leading north to Kailua-Kona and south to Naalehu. Hawaii Route 160 diverges from Route 11 in Captain Cook, leading south by a winding road to Napoopoo on Kealakekua Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Captain Cook CDP has a total area of , all of it land. ==Demographics==
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Captain Cook had a population of 3,253. The median age was 45.6 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.7 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,116 households in Captain Cook, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.4% were married-couple households, 18.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,258 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.73. ==Lava zones, redlining, and insurance issues==
Lava zones, redlining, and insurance issues
Captain Cook shares much in common with the District of Puna. Both districts are situated on active volcanoes and contain large sections of land that are in Lava Flow Hazard Zone 2. Additionally, new lava hazard zones 11, 12, and 13 are being established to account for current flow activity to reduce redlining. ==Points of interest==
Education
Hawaii Department of Education operates Konawaena Elementary School in the CDP. Two schools, Konawaena Middle School and Konawaena High School, are on a campus partially in Captain Cook CDP and partially in Kealakekua CDP. ==References==
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