Nānākuli is 48 km (30 mi) away from Honolulu,[4] and is located near the southern end of the Waiʻanae mountain.[citation needed] It is accessible from Farrington Highway, though most residents live in the valley.[citation needed] A popular park, Nānākuli Beach Park, is nearby.[4]
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
5.3k
46.2%
Multiracial (Non-Hispanic)
3.23k
28.2%
Multiracial (Hispanic)
909
7.93%
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
787
6.87%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (Hispanic)
542
4.73%
White (Non-Hispanic)
394
3.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
85
0.74%
Asian (Hispanic)
56
0.49%
White (Hispanic)
53
0.46%
Black or African American (Hispanic)
46
0.401%
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
39
0.34%
Other (Hispanic)
12
0.105%
American Indian and Alaska Native (Hispanic)
8
0.0698%
Native Hawaiian Community in Nānakuli
Nānākuli is home to one of the oldest Hawaiian Home Land Divisions established through the Native Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921, promoted by Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole.[7] The presence of DHHL (Department of Hawaiian Home Lands) has heavily influenced the Nānākuli community. Uniquely in the state of Hawaiʻi and for the last 50 years, three Nānākuli public schools have campuses located on Hawaiian Home Lands. These are Nānākuli High and Intermediate, Nānā I Ka Pono, and Nānākuli Elementary.[7] Within the last two decades, Native Hawaiian based learning has been offered for students of the valley; at Nānākuli Elementary, kids can join a Hawaiian language immersion program (Kula Kai O Puni).
Aside from the Department Of Education, there also exists "Ka Waihona O Ka Naʻauao Hawaiian Public Charter School".
In recent years, the neighborhood board acknowledged the long-standing history of the valley and DHHL by renaming Nānākuli Beach Park after Kalaniʻanaole.[8]
Some other Native Hawaiian organizations that have reached out to this community are the Liliʻuokalani Trust (Formerly known as the Queen Liʻliʻuokalani Children's Center, The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs, and Kamehameha Schools).
Only 3,970 reported residents identify with having some sort of Hawaiian ancestry out of the approximate population of 12,000.
In April 2021, Kamehameha Schools opened the Kalanihookaha Community Learning Center in Nānākuli.[9]