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History · Puhi

Puhi’s history is mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Puhi yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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What stands out about Puhi’s past

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Puhi’s history is told.

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Puhi, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Puhi yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Puhi (literally, "blow" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 3,380 at the 2020 census, up from 1,186 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,906 to 3,380 (+16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Puhi

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1979
Grove Farm Company Locomotives
in Hawaii
#33
by listings
All 1 listings

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

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