Keauhou (also spelled Keauhoa or Keauhua) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

on the island of

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

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, United States. Its elevation is 13 feet (4 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the

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officially designated it "Keauhou" in 1914. It has a

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with the ZIP code 96739. The post office is a contract station only; people who live in the community use the zip code of 96740 or 96725. Historic areas near Keauhou include

Keauhou Bay Keauhou Bay is a historic area in the Kona District of the Big Island of Hawaii. The name comes from ''ke au hou'' which means "the new era" in the Hawaiian Language. Kamehameha III's Birthplace A small enclosure is maintained by the Daughter ...

, where

Kamehameha III Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) (March 17, 1814 – December 15, 1854) was the third king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name is Keaweaweula Kīwalaō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweula K� ...

was born, Kahaluu Bay directly North, and

Ahu A Umi Heiau Ahu or AHU may refer to: Polynesian religion *Ahu or a'u - the central stone of a Polynesian marae * Ahu (Easter Island), stone platforms for moai *Ahu, altars in heiau (Hawaiian Temples) Places *Ahu, Ardabil, a village in Iran *Ahu, Markazi, a ...

in the uplands. The

Keauhou Holua Slide Kāneaka Hōlua Slide which is better known today as the Keauhou Hōlua Slide is located in Keauhou (original name of this area was Kahaluʻu) on the island of Hawaii. It is the largest remaining hōlua course left in the islands, which needs to ...

is a

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. The post office and a small museum are located in the Keauhou Shopping Center.Keauhou Shopping Center
web site

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