| Kealakekua | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hawaii |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hawaii |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 25.89 |
| Area Land Km2: | 25.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 10.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2307 |
| Population Density Km2: | 89.09 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 230.75 |
| Timezone: | Hawaii–Aleutian |
| Utc Offset: | −10 |
| Coordinates: | 19.5264°N -155.9228°W |
| Elevation M: | 435 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1427 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 96750 |
| Area Code: | 808 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 15-33950 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0360942 |
Kealakekua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,019 at the 2010 census,[2] up from 1,645 at the 2000 census.
It was the subject of the 1933 popular song "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" by Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison and Johnny Noble, which became a Hawaiian music standard.
Kealakekua is located on the west side of the island of Hawaii at 19.5264°N -155.9228°W (19.526436, −155.922891).[3] It is bordered to the north by Honalo and to the south by Captain Cook. Hawaii Route 11 is the main road through the community, leading north 10miles to Kailua-Kona and south to Naalehu.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.7km2, all of it land.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,645 people, 639 households, and 423 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 218.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 692 housing units at an average density of 91.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 24.74% White, 0.73% African American, 0.67% Native American, 36.84% Asian, 7.23% Pacific Islander, 2.07% from other races, and 27.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.18% of the population.
There were 639 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,026, and the median income for a family was $45,192. Males had a median income of $29,333 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,495. About 9.2% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Hawaii Department of Education operates Konawaena Elementary School, which has a Kealakekua postal address but is in the Captain Cook CDP.[5] [6]
Two schools, Konawaena Middle School and Konawaena High School,[7] [8] are on a campus partially in Captain Cook CDP and partially in Kealakekua CDP.[5] [9] [10]
Kona Pacific Public Charter School, founded in 2008, serves students in kindergarten through grade 8.