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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.
Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy (also known as HPA) is a coeducational, private, day and international boarding school in Kamuela, Hawaiʻi, providing K-12 education.The school has an annual day tuition at the Lower School (K-5) of $22,900, $25,300 at the Middle School (6-8), and $29,600 at the Upper School (9-12).
Kapa'au is in the North Kohala District of Hawaiʻi County. It is bordered to the east by Halaʻula, and Hāwī is 2 miles (3 km) to the west. Hawaii Route 270 is the main road through the community.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Location; 64-1043 Hiʻiaka Street, Kamuela, HI, 96743.
Waimea-Kohala Airport covers an area of 90 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 2,671 feet (814 m) above mean sea level.It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,197 by 100 feet (1,584 by 30 m).
Between 1942 and 1946, the Waimea Elementary School served as a makeshift field hospital for United States Marine Corps troops stationed in or around Waimea. At the war's peak, the region was host to approximately 30,000 G.I.s operating out of Camp Tarawa; many would later contribute to major campaigns on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, two decisive installments in the Pacific theatre.
Kohala Mountain road, known locally as "the High Road", begins about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Waimea, at , near the Hawaii Preparatory Academy Route 19 at this point is known as Hawaii Belt Road, or Kawaihae Road.
Pa'auilo is located on the northeast side of the island of Hawaiʻi at (20.043769, -155.370323 Hawaii Route 19 passes through the community, leading southeast 34 miles (55 km) to Hilo and west 21 miles (34 km) to Waimea.