Keauhou, Hawaii | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Hawaii |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Hawaii |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Hawaii |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hawaii |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Hawaii–Aleutian |
Utc Offset: | −10 |
Elevation Ft: | 13 |
Coordinates: | 19.5653°N -155.965°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 96739 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 361017 |
Keauhou (also spelled Keauhoa or Keauhua) is an unincorporated community on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Its elevation is 13 feet (4 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Keauhou" in 1914.[1] It has a post office with the ZIP code 96739.[2] The post office is a contract station only;[3] people who live in the community use the zip code of 96740 or 96725.[4]
Historic areas near Keauhou include Keauhou Bay, where Kamehameha III was born, Kahaluu Bay directly North, and Ahu A Umi Heiau in the uplands.[5] The Keauhou Holua Slide is a National Historic Landmark.[6] The post office and a small museum are located in the Keauhou Shopping Center.[7]