Halaula is in the North Kohala region and peninsula, on the northern side of the island of Hawaiʻi.

Hawaii Route 270 is the main road through the community, leading west then south 22 miles (35 km) to Hawaii Route 19 at Waikui and east 4 miles (6 km) to its terminus at an overlook of the Pololū Valley.

First occupied in January 1841, it was of "native wood and plaster on stone foundation with a good cellar."

and Mrs. Elias Bond moved into the thatched mission house.

Through the years the home was expanded and modified to accommodate several generations who lived under its roof.

Surrounded by the original outbuildings, the Bond House remains the last mission complex still intact in Hawaiʻi.

16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.