Eleele’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Eleele. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusʻEleʻele (literally, "black" or "black water" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Kauaʻi in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, with the ZIP code of 96705. Glass Beach, that is made of sea glass, is a local attraction. The population was 2,515 at the 2020 census, up from 2,040 at the 2000 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,390 to 2,515 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1989.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eleele yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Eleele’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eleele’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewEleele Pedestrian Bridge, Mile 16…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Eleele, decade by decade
2000
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Nothing in Eleele is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Eleele has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hanapepe Town Lot No. 18 in Hanapepe, 0.5 miles away.
Eleele and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Eleele Pedestrian Bridge, Mile 16.02 Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.