Kaʻū is the southernmost district on the island of Hawaiʻi.
It includes the areas of South Point (Ka Lae), Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE), Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos (HOVR), now together known as Ocean View, Nīnole, Waiʻōhinu, Naʻālehu and Pāhala.[1]
The district contains much of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, including the volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, and Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach and Kamilo Beach. To the East of Kaʻū is the Puna District, and to the West is the South Kona District.[2]
Sugar cane was a large crop until 1996. Now coffee is growing in importance,[3] with the Kaʻū Coffee Festival held in Pāhala.[4]
References
- ^ Kaʻū Chamber of Commerce official web site
- ^ Juvik and Juvik editors, 1998, Atlas of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 978-0824821258
- ^ Kaʻū Coffeee Growers Cooperative web site
- ^ Kaʻū Coffee Festival official web site
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