Kēōkea is an unincorporated populated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. [1] It is located at 19°25′10″N 155°52′58″W / 19.41944°N 155.88278°W, near the junction of Māmalahoa Highway ( Route 11) and Keala o Keawe Road ( Route 160), elevation 960 feet (290 m). Satellite imagery shows evidence of a humid climate with agriculture dominant around the settlement. Just to the north is the area of Hōnaunau. It was the name for the land division ( ahupuaʻa) of ancient Hawaiʻi that stretched from the shoreline to Mauna Loa owned by Mataio Kekūanaōʻa. [2]
The name is used for several places throughout the Hawaiian Islands. [3] A county park named Kēōkea is on the north coast of the Hawaiʻi Island, at 20°13′37″N 155°44′44″W / 20.22694°N 155.74556°W. [4] [5] In the Hawaiian Language, kē ō kea means "the sound of whitecaps", [6] or "the white sand". [2]
Kēōkea is an unincorporated populated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. [1] It is located at 19°25′10″N 155°52′58″W / 19.41944°N 155.88278°W, near the junction of Māmalahoa Highway ( Route 11) and Keala o Keawe Road ( Route 160), elevation 960 feet (290 m). Satellite imagery shows evidence of a humid climate with agriculture dominant around the settlement. Just to the north is the area of Hōnaunau. It was the name for the land division ( ahupuaʻa) of ancient Hawaiʻi that stretched from the shoreline to Mauna Loa owned by Mataio Kekūanaōʻa. [2]
The name is used for several places throughout the Hawaiian Islands. [3] A county park named Kēōkea is on the north coast of the Hawaiʻi Island, at 20°13′37″N 155°44′44″W / 20.22694°N 155.74556°W. [4] [5] In the Hawaiian Language, kē ō kea means "the sound of whitecaps", [6] or "the white sand". [2]