Heʻeia, Hawaii Explained

Official Name:Heeia
Native Name:Heʻeia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Hawaii
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8.94
Area Land Km2:8.29
Area Water Km2:0.65
Area Total Sq Mi:3.45
Area Land Sq Mi:3.20
Area Water Sq Mi:0.25
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:5001
Population Density Km2:603.24
Population Density Sq Mi:1562.32
Timezone:Hawaii-Aleutian
Utc Offset:-10
Coordinates:21.4261°N -157.8122°W
Elevation M:4
Elevation Ft:13
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:96744
Area Code:808
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:15-13900
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0359149

Heʻeia (in Hawaiian pronounced as /hɛˈʔɛjə/) is a census-designated place comprising several neighborhoods located in the City & County of Honolulu and the Koʻolaupoko District on the island of Oʻahu north of Kāneʻohe. In Hawaiian the words heʻe ʻia mean "washed away", alluding to a victory achieved by the populace against others from leeward Oʻahu, aided by a tsunami that washed the combatants off the shore.

Heʻeia includes Haʻikū Valley and Heʻeia Kea. The population was 5,001 at the 2020 census. The area is almost entirely one of homes and apartments. Parts of Heʻeia lie along Kāneʻohe Bay, but public access is non-existent owing to private ownership of the property behind the shore.

Notable in the Heʻeia area are:

Heʻeia Kea is a community and small, undeveloped valley separated from Heʻeia by Heʻeia Marsh and Kealohi Point. Heʻeia Kea Small Boat Harbor, the only public pier and boat ramp on Kāneʻohe Bay, is found here. Several fishponds have been restored in recent years. Although fishponds were developed on most of the islands, the largest concentrations were found in Keʻehi Lagoon, Pearl Harbor, and Kāneʻohe Bay on Oʻahu.

The U.S. ZIP code for Heʻeia and Heʻeia Kea is the same as for Kāneʻohe: 96744.

Geography

Heʻeia is located at 21.4261°N -157.8122°W (21.426200, -157.812248).[3] Heʻeia is essentially part of Kāneʻohe, and the nearest town to the northwest is ʻĀhuimanu, reached by either Kahekili Highway (State Rte. 83) or Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 830) along the coast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.7km2, of which 8km2 is land and 0.7km2 is water. The total area is 7.54% water.[4]

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 4,944 people, 1,557 households, and 1,367 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2419.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,604 housing units at an average density of 784.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 25.67% White, 0.44% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 40.84% Asian, 8.52% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races, and 23.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.83% of the population.

There were 1,557 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.2% were non-families. 9.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $87,528, and the median income for a family was $90,435. Males had a median income of $55,179 versus $34,983 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,990. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of 18 and none of those ages 65 and older.

Education

The Hawaii Department of Education operates the public schools.[6]

Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School is in the Heʻeia CDP.[7]

Heʻeia Elementary School is in the adjacent Kaneohe CDP.[8] [9]

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu operates St. Ann Catholic School, K-8, in the Heʻeia CDP.[6] [10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: Healing He‘eia . Catherine Lo . Hana Hou! Vol. 10 No. 3, June/July 2007 . Photographs by Brad Goda . In the last three years, nearly 3,000 volunteers have helped in removing 30000square feet of tangled mangroves, hauling the wood out of the pond for later use as either firewood or construction material. In that same period, they have repaired 600feet of wall, restacking stones that had been disrupted by eels or invasive mangrove roots and bringing in thirty tons of coral fill and fifteen tons of rock fill for reinforcement. .
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Heeia CDP, Hawaii. United States Census Bureau. May 18, 2012.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  6. 2010 map: Web site: 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Heeia CDP, HI. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-10-09.
    2000 map: Web site: CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: HEEIA CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-10-09. - Compare to the school addresses.
  7. Web site: Home. Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School. 2020-10-09. 46-155 Kamehameha Hwy, Kāne'ohe, HI 96744.
  8. Web site: Home. Heeia Elementary School. 2020-10-09. 46-202 Haiku Road Kaneohe, HI 96744.
  9. Web site: 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kaneohe CDP, HI. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-10-09.
    2000 Map: Web site: CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: KANEOHE CDP. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-10-09. - Pages: 1 and 2 - Compare with postal addresses of schools.
  10. Web site: Home. St. Ann Catholic Church and School. 2020-10-10. School Address 46-125 Haiku Road Kane'ohe, Hawai'i 96744.