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Kāneohe () is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) included in the
City and County of Honolulu
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and located in
Hawaii
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state District of Koolaupoko on the island of
Oahu
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. In the
Hawaiian language, ''kāne ohe'' means "bamboo man". According to an
ancient Hawaiian story a local woman compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo; thus the place was named Kāneohe or "bamboo man". The population was 37,430 at the
2020 census. Kāneohe is the largest of several communities along
Kāneohe Bay and one of the two largest residential communities on the windward side of Oahu (the other is
Kailua
Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'ol ...
). The commercial center of the town is spread mostly along
Kamehameha Highway
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.
From ancient times, Kāneohe was important as an agricultural area, owing to an abundance of rainfall. Today, Kāneohe is mostly a residential community, with very little agriculture in evidence. The only commercial crop of any consequence in the area is
banana.
Features of note are
Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden and the new Hawaii National Veterans Cemetery. Access to Kāneohe Bay is mainly from the public pier and boat ramp located at nearby
Heeia Kea. Access to
Coconut Island (restricted) is from the state pier off Lilipuna Road.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii lies across the south end of Kāneohe Bay from the central part of Kāneohe, although the town stretches along Kāneohe Bay Drive to the base perimeter.
There are three golf courses in Kāneohe: Pali Golf Course (public), Koolau Golf Club (privately owned but open to the public), and Bayview Golf Park (privately owned but open to the public).
History
Kāneʻohe was home to the early rulers of the
Hawaiian Kingdom and consisted of 30 royal fishponds. It was originally an agricultural area for the growing of
taro
Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles. Taro corms are a food staple in Afri ...
and
sweet potatoes.
Geography
Kāneʻohe is located at (21.409200, -157.799084).
Nearby towns include
Kailua
Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'ol ...
to the east, reached either by Kāneohe Bay Drive (State Rte. 630) or
Kamehameha Highway
Kamehameha Highway is one of the main highways serving suburban and rural O‘ahu in the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. Informally known as Kam Highway, it begins at Nimitz Highway near Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, serves the ...
(State Rte. 83), the former also providing a connection to
Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and the latter connecting to
Interstate H-3 and (at Castle Junction) Pali Highway (State Rte. 61) to
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
.
Likelike Highway (State Rte. 63) runs southwest over and through the Koolau to Honolulu. Likelike provides connections to Kahekili Highway and
Heeia, and H-3 southbound to
Hālawa. The first three exits on the windward side of
Interstate H-3 east (north) bound access Kāneohe. Following Kamehameha Highway northward from Kāneohe (State Rte. 830) leads through Heeia to
Heeia Kea.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The total area is 22.80% water, consisting of a portion of Kāneohe Bay included in the census tract.
Climate
Kaneohe has a tropical
steppe climate.
Demographics
As of the
2000 Census, there were 34,970 people, 10,976 households, and 8,682 families residing in Kāneohe. The population density was . There were 11,472 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup
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of the CDP was 20.49% White, 0.81% Black, 0.20% Native American, 38.48% Asian, 11.44% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 27.90% from two or more races. 7.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 10,976 households 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 15.4% of households were one person and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.48.
The age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median household income was in Kāneohe in 2000 was $66,006, and the median family income was $71,316. Males had a median income of $40,389 versus $31,504 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,476. 6.1% of the population and 4.4% of families were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
. Out of the total population, 7.3% of those under the age of 18 and 4.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Government and infrastructure
The
Honolulu Police Department
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, headquartered in the Alapa'i Police Headquarters in Honolulu CDP.
Officially recognized as a part of the government of the ...
operates the Kaneohe Substation in Kaneohe.
Education
The
Hawaii Department of Education operates the public schools.
Elementary schools in Kaneohe CDP include Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe, Kapunahala, Reverend Benjamin Parker, and Pūʻōhala.
James B. Castle High School is in the CDP.
Schools with Kaneohe postal addresses but outside of the CDP include Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School in
Heeia CDP,
[2010 map: ]
2000 map: ʻĀhuimanu Elementary School adjacent to, but not in,
Ahuimanu CDP, Kahalu'u Elementary School in
Kahalu'u CDP, and Waiāhole Elementary School in
Waikane.
There is the Hakipuʻu Learning Center, a public
charter school
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...
for grades 7 through 12.
The
Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu ( la, Diœcesis Honoluluensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that comprises the entire state of Hawaii and the unincorporated Hawaiian Islands.
The Diocese of Honol ...
operates St. Ann Catholic School,
K-8, in Heeia CDP but with a Kaneohe address.
[
Also within the boundaries of Kaneohe CDP are these private schools: Huakailani School for Girls (K-8), Koʻolau Baptist Academy, St Mark Lutheran School, and Windward Nazarene Academy.
Windward Community College, part of the state college system, is located on the south side of central Kāneohe. Hawaii Pacific University operates its Windward Hawaiʻi Loa campus on Kamehameha Highway near Castle Junction.
]
Notable people
* Kimee Balmilero
Kimberly Jonelle 'Kimee' Balmilero (born December 13, 1979) is an American actress and singer of Filipino descent.
Early life and education
She is the daughter of Roy Balmilero who appears in '' Hawaii Five-0'' portrayed as Noelani's father Jo ...
, actor
* Bryan Clay, decathlete, Olympic Gold Medalist
* Aloha Dalire, kumu hula and hula dancer, first Miss Aloha Hula winner (1971)
* Alika DeRego, Volleyball player, U.S. Open national champion
* Carlos Diaz, former Major League Baseball
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relief pitcher
In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...
who played for the Atlanta Braves
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, New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...
, and Los Angeles Dodgers
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*Caitlin Doughty
Caitlin Marie Doughty (born August 19, 1984) is an American mortician, author, blogger, YouTube personality, and advocate for death acceptance and the reform of Western funeral industry practices. She is the owner of Clarity Funerals and Cremat ...
, mortician, author, and YouTube personality
* Blane Gaison, former National Football League
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player
* Ann Harada
Ann Harada (born February 3, 1964) is an American actress and singer who was first known for the musical ''Avenue Q'', in which she originated the role of Christmas Eve, the heavily accented Japanese therapist.
Early life
Harada was born in Ho ...
, actress
* Don Ho
Donald Tai Loy Ho (August 13, 1930 – April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name.
Life and career
Ho was a singer of Native ...
, singer and entertainer
* Lisa Kitagawa, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consists ...
* Colleen Meyer, Hawaii state legislator and businesswoman
* Janel Parrish
Janel Meilani Parrish Long (born October 30, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She starred as Mona Vanderwaal in the mystery-drama television series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017) and its spinoff '' Pretty Little Liars: The Perfecti ...
, actress and singer
References
External links
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Census-designated places in Honolulu County, Hawaii
Populated places on Oahu
Populated coastal places in Hawaii
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