Hawaiian Ocean View (usually referred to as "Ocean View") is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States located in the District of Kaū. It includes the subdivisions of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE), Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos, Kahuku Country Gardens, Kula Kai View Estates, Kona Gardens, Keone's Ranchos, and Kona View Estates. The population was 4,437 at the 2010 census, up from 2,178 at the 2000 census.

History

The HOVE development consisted of 10,697 lots north of the

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in the western part of the District of Kaū. The terrain varies from rugged lava fields to

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trees and other vegetation. Elevation ranges from about up to the level. Initial sales began in the late 1950s. The original developer of HOVE was the Crawford Oil Company. Later, other subdivisions were put in place downslope of HOVE and the

. In the early 1980s a service station and a hardware store were built. In 1989 the Ocean View Town Center was developed, and the Ocean View Road Maintenance Corporation began an extensive rebuilding program of the roads. Shortly thereafter the Ocean View Development Corporation started a new market which included a

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and restaurant. Ocean View now has two shopping centers. In January 2004,

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purchased the nearby property previously known as Kahuku Ranch. Ocean View has a

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with the ZIP code of 96737. The USPS does not provide street delivery of mail except on Mamalahoa Highway. It is, therefore, difficult to get confirmation of a Street address for mail order companies to send purchases.

Geography

Ocean View is located at the southern end of the island of

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at (19.107649, -155.767186), on the southwest rift zone of the

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. Its elevation ranges from above sea level along the southern edge of the CDP, to along the northern edge.

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passes through the community, leading northeast to

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and northwest to

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. The area is prone to earthquakes.

Climate

The Hawaiian Ocean View climate borders between a

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(

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''As'') and a Hot

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Climate (

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). The average temperature in January is almost cool enough to qualify this climate as a warm-winter form of a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

(

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''Csb'') or a uniform rainfall

Subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring c ...

(

''Cfb'').

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,178 people, 941 households, and 541 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 1,382 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.75%

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, 1.01%

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, 1.10% Native American, 6.34% Asian, 11.02%

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, 1.97% from other races, and 21.81% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.40% of the population. There were 941 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97. In the CDP the population age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,125, and the median income for a family was $34,234. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $20,938 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,218. About 13.0% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the

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, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

In popular culture

It is known by GeoGuessr players as an "impossible location" due to the homogeneous grid layout of the area, making it difficult to figure out exactly where one is.

References

External links

HOVE Road Maintenance Corporation
{{Hawaii County, Hawaii Census-designated places in Hawaii County, Hawaii Populated places on Hawaii (island)