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Kohala (Hawaiian pronunciation:) is the name of the northwest peninsula of the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In ancient Hawaii it was often ruled by an independent High Chief called the Aliʻi Nui. In modern times it is divided into two districts of Hawaii County: North Kohala and South Kohala.
The Bond District is a collection of historic buildings located in the district of North Kohala on the island of Hawaii.The district has three sections: the homestead of missionaries Ellen and Reverend Elias Bond (1813–1896), Kalahikiola Church, and the Kohala Seminary.
Kohala is 606 km 2 (234 sq mi) in area and 14,000 km 3 (3,400 cu mi) in volume, and thus constitutes just under 6% of the island of Hawaii. [1] Kohala is a shield volcano cut by multiple deep gorges, which are the product of thousands of years of erosion. Unlike the typical symmetry of other Hawaiian volcanoes, Kohala is shaped like a foot.
Hawi is located at (20.241917, -155.834013 [3]According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km 2), all of it land.The climate of the city is tropical, with temperatures staying between the 60s and 80s in all seasons.
Hāmākua was one of the six traditional districts of the island in ancient Hawaii (known as moku). [6] To the north beyond Waipiʻo Valley is the Kohala district, with the older volcano Kohala mountain. According to Hui Mālama i ke Ala ʻŪlili, Hāmākua is known for its "steep mountain trails." [7]
The Kohala District Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Kapaau on the island of Hawaii.The courthouse was built in 1889 to serve as a district court for the Kingdom of Hawaii; it continued to serve as a courthouse through U.S. annexation and Hawaii's eventual statehood, only closing in 1975.
Kauna'oa Beach. The land above the bay is part of the Parker Ranch.In 1960 the area was a remote, barren, hot lava field unsuitable for cattle grazing. William F. Quinn, the governor of the new state of Hawaii, invited Laurance Rockefeller to visit the islands as part of a study for a federal commission that Rockefeller chaired.
Kalaoa is located on the west side of the island of Hawaii at (19.722969, -156.004669 It is bordered to the south by Kailua-Kona , and Waimea is 33 miles (53 km) to the northeast. Kalaoa sits on the lower western slopes of the Hualalai volcano and extends west to the Pacific Ocean .