Information
History
The Leilani Estate subdivision was formed in 1964. The name "Leilani" in Hawaiian means "royal child" or "heavenly lei". The Hawaiian name for the Leilani Estate subdivision area is Keahialaka. A very old chant in Hawaiian references the name Keahialaka and is available here.
Geography
Leilani Estates is located at (19.473546, -154.920268).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.8 km˛ (4.2 mi˛), all land.
A U.S.G.S. topographic map of the Leilani Estates subdivision can be found here. An aerial photo of the subdivision can be found at maps.google.com. Here on the website, you can also find a subdivision map showing the lots and a complete street map.
Leilani Estates is located in an area of the Big Island that has a high risk for lava flow. A lava hazard map of the Kilauea area can be found at the U.S. Geological Society. Note, the Leilani Estates subdivision appears on the map to the right of Pahoa where you can read the word "zone" in East Rift Zone. The purple area is zone 1. Zone 1 is the most hazardous; it consists of the summit area and rift zones because Kilauea's frequent eruptions originate in these areas.
Demographics (keep in mind, a lot of development has occurred since 2000)
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,046 people, 415 households, and 251 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 97.1/km˛ (251.5/mi˛). There were 474 housing units at an average density of 44.0/km˛ (114.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.18% White, 0.67% African American, 2.39% Native American, 7.17% Asian, 9.66% Pacific Islander, 1.72% from other races, and 19.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.70% of the population.
There were 415 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,541, and the median income for a family was $32,692. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $22,875 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,522. About 13.7% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.