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Waimea's post office name "Kamuela" is the Hawaiian name for "Samuel", after Samuel Parker (1853–1920), the grandson of John Parker. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Hawaii Route 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 56 miles (90 km) to Hilo and southwest 43 miles (69 km) to Kailua-Kona via a route close to the shore.
Hawaii Route 270 is the main road through the community. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Kapa'au CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km 2 ), of which 74,630 square feet (6,933 m 2 ), or 0.09%, are water.
The area was named after the dominating geological feature Kohala Mountain, [3] the oldest of Hawaiʻi Island's five major volcanic mountains. The current districts cover the north and western sides of the mountain, 20°7′55″N 155°47′38″W / 20.13194°N 155.79389°W / 20.13194; -155.
Hawaii Route 2000 is a 6.2-mile (10.0 km) road on the island of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii. The road's western terminus is at Hawaii Route 200 (known as the Saddle Road). The eastern terminus is at Hawaii Route 11 (known as the Hawaii Belt Road) in Hilo where the Prince Kūhiō Plaza shopping center is located. [15]
In the 2000 U.S. Census the U.S. Census Bureau defined the area as being in the urban Honolulu census-designated place. [4] For the 2010 U.S. Census the bureau created a new census-designated place, East Honolulu. [5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 10.6 square miles (27.4 km 2), of which 7.8 square miles (20.1 km 2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km 2) (26.62%) is water. [12] A significant portion of the water area is Kawainui Marsh, the largest wetland in the Hawaiian Islands and a Ramsar Convention site.
Waiohinu's ZIP code is 96772, which it shares with the nearby community of Nāʻālehu. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Waiʻōhinu CDP has an area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km 2 ), all of it land.
It has a post office with the ZIP code 96739. [2] The post office is a contract station only; [3] people who live in the community use the zip code of 96740 or 96725. [4] Historic areas near Keauhou include Keauhou Bay, where Kamehameha III was born, Kahaluu Bay directly North, and Ahu A Umi Heiau in the uplands. [5]