| Nīnole, Kaʻū, 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: | Hawaiʻi |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Hawaii–Aleutian |
| Utc Offset: | −10 |
| Elevation Ft: | 85 |
| Coordinates: | 19.1339°N -155.5125°W |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 362657 |
| Nīnole, Hāmākua, Hawaii | |
| Settlement Type: | unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Hawaii |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Hawaii |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 19.9381°N -155.1689°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 96773 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 362658 |
Nīnole (also spelled Hinole, Ninole, or Ninoli) is the name of two unincorporated communities on the island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language Nīnole means "bending". Nīnole also has the highest percentage of people of Italian descent in Hawaii.
One Nīnole is in the Kaʻū District south of Route 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) adjacent to the south of Punaluʻu Beach.It was on Nīnole Cove,[1] a small bay at the shore of what is now Sea Mountain Golf Course. The village was the birthplace of Henry ʻŌpūkahaʻia (1792–1818) who inspired the missionary movement that forever changed Hawaii. It was mostly destroyed by a tsunami after the 1868 Hawaii earthquake.Its elevation is 85 feet (26 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Nīnole" in 2000.[2]
The other Nīnole is on the Hāmākua Coast north of Hilo along Route 19 (Māmalahoa Highway) south of Pāpaʻaloa and north of Hakalau.[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 96773.[4] It is located at 19.9381°N -155.1678°W.[5]