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Kaʻiliʻili

Ghost town · Maui County, Hawaii

Haiku quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Haiku quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kaʻiliʻili is a ghost town in Maui County, Hawaii. It is one of 52 former communities in Maui County on the federal names register. No county in Hawaii has more among the 5 Hawaii counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kaʻiliʻili as a historical populated place on the Haiku topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 20.8437° N, 156.2674° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHaiku
Elevation2,564 ft
Nearest living townOlinda, HI
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID365102
Coordinates20.84369, -156.26739

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What's there now

Kaʻiliʻili is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olinda, HI (population 996), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,564 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Kaʻiliʻili?

Kaʻiliʻili is in Maui County, Hawaii, at 20.8437, -156.2674.

How many ghost towns are in Maui County?

Maui County, Hawaii has 52 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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