Pāpa'aloa, Hawaii

Papaokinaaloa (also spelled Papaaloa) is an unincorporated community on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It lies along Hawaii Route 19 north of Hilo, the county seat of Hawaii County. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 30.] Its elevation is 10 feet (3 m), and it is located at coor dms|19|58|44|N|155|13|16|W|city (19.9788889, -155.2211111) Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Papaaloa" in 1914 and 1954 before assigning the current name in 2001. [ [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:363109 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report] , Geographic Names Information System, 2003-09-30. Accessed 2008-04-08.] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 96780. [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=96780 Zip Code Lookup] ]

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