History of Napoopoo Wharf Landing in Kealakekua Bay

Napoopoo Landing :

The concrete wharf at Napoopoo is a reminder that this spot was a busy port and a active commercial center from the late1800's to the early 1900's. H. Hackfeld & Co. Ltd., prominent German shipping agents for the sugar plantations throughout the islands , built a large store next to wharf in approximately 1900 which served local farmers and ranchers. Inter-island steamers visited this bay regularly, unloading supplies and mail, and picking cattle ,coffee, hides, butter, and local produce for Honolulu.

Once regular steamer service stopped, Napoopoo ceased to exist as a commercial center as residents died or moved away. The small stores that used to be in the Napoopoo area that used to sell milk, bread, and other supplies to the residents of this area either closed on their own or were forced to by the State once the bay was transferred from County hands to the States. H. Hackfeld & Co., by then American Factors, no longer had any commercial interest in using Napoopoo as a commercial port .

With the production of the railroad and later roads being built throughout the Kona area, Kailua Kona Bay became the favorite port of most shippers and suppliers of goods so the Napoopoo Village became more residential than commercial from that point on.