Kaneohe, Hawaii

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File:Kaneohe HI World Wind.jpg

Geographic oblique, view southwesterly toward KāneTemplate:Okinaohe from MCB Hawaii as captured from NASA World Wind

KāneTemplate:Okinaohe ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and in [[Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai]] state District of KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko on the island of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]]. In the Hawaiian language, kāne Template:Okinaohe means "bamboo man". According to an ancient Hawaiian story, a local woman compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo; thus the place was named KāneTemplate:Okinaohe or "bamboo man".

The population was 37,430 at the 2020 census. KāneTemplate:Okinaohe is the largest of several communities along [[Kāneʻohe Bay|KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay]] and one of the two largest residential communities on the windward side of OTemplate:Okinaahu (the other is Kailua). The town's commercial center is spread mostly along Kamehameha Highway.

Features of note are [[Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden|HoTemplate:Okinaomaluhia Botanical Garden]] and the HawaiTemplate:Okinai National Veterans Cemetery. Access to KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay is mainly from the public pier and boat ramp at nearby [[Heʻeia, Hawaii|HeTemplate:Okinaeia Kea]].

HistoryEdit

Kāneʻohe was home to the early rulers of the Hawaiian Kingdom and consisted of 30 royal fishponds.

From ancient times, KāneTemplate:Okinaohe was important as an agricultural area, owing to an abundance of rainfall. It was originally an agricultural area for the growing of taro and sweet potatoes.

Today, it is mostly a residential community, with very little agriculture in evidence. The only commercial crop of any consequence in the area is banana.

GeographyEdit

Kāneʻohe is located at Template:Coord (21.409200, -157.799084).<ref name="GR1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water. The total area is 22.80% water, consisting of a portion of KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay included in the census tract.

ClimateEdit

Kaneohe has a tropical steppe climate.

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DemographicsEdit

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2000 censusEdit

As of the 2000 Census, there were 34,970 people, 10,976 households, and 8,682 families residing in KāneTemplate:Okinaohe. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 11,472 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 20.49% White, 0.81% Black, 0.20% Native American, 38.48% Asian, 11.44% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 27.90% from two or more races. 7.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,976 households 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 15.4% of households were one person and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.48.

The age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median household income was in KāneTemplate:Okinaohe in 2000 was $66,006, and the median family income was $71,316. Males had a median income of $40,389 versus $31,504 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,476. 6.1% of the population and 4.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 7.3% of those under the age of 18 and 4.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Government and infrastructureEdit

The Honolulu Police Department operates the Kaneohe Substation in Kaneohe.<ref>"Contacting HPD Template:Webarchive." Honolulu Police Department. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.</ref>

TransportationEdit

Nearby towns include Kailua to the east, reached either by KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay Drive (State Rte. 630) or Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 83), the former also providing a connection to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, and the latter connecting to Interstate H-3 and (at Castle Junction) Pali Highway (State Rte. 61) to Honolulu. Likelike Highway (State Rte. 63) runs southwest over and through the KoTemplate:Okinaolau to Honolulu. Likelike provides connections to Kahekili Highway (route 30) and [[Heʻeia, Hawaii|HeTemplate:Okinaeia]], and H-3 southbound to Hālawa. The first three exits on the windward side of Interstate H-3 east (north) bound access KāneTemplate:Okinaohe. Kamehameha Highway runs northward from KāneTemplate:Okinaohe (State Rte. 830) through HeTemplate:Okinaeia to [[Heeia, Hawaii|HeTemplate:Okinaeia Kea]].

Access to Coconut Island (restricted) is from the state pier off Lilipuna Road. Marine Corps Base Hawaii lies across the south end of KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay from the central KāneTemplate:Okinaohe, although the town stretches along KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay Drive to the base perimeter.

EducationEdit

The Hawaii Department of Education operates the public schools.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
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Elementary schools in Kaneohe CDP include Heʻeia,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kāneʻohe,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kapunahala,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Reverend Benjamin Parker,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Pūʻōhala.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> James B. Castle High School is in the CDP.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Schools with Kaneohe postal addresses but outside the CDP include Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School in Heeia CDP,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=HeeiaCDP>2010 map: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
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2000 Map: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kahalu'u Elementary School in Kahalu'u CDP,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
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There is the Hakipuʻu Learning Center, a public charter school for grades 7 through 12.Template:Citation needed

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu operates St. Ann Catholic School, K-8, in Heeia CDP but with a Kaneohe address.<ref name=HeeiaCDP/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Also within the boundaries of Kaneohe CDP are these private schools: Huakailani School for Girls (K-8),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Koʻolau Baptist Academy, St Mark Lutheran School, and Windward Nazarene Academy.Template:Citation needed

Windward Community College, part of the state college system, is on the south side of central KāneTemplate:Okinaohe. [[Hawaii Pacific University|HawaiTemplate:Okinai Pacific University]] operates its Windward Hawaiʻi Loa campus on Kamehameha Highway near Castle Junction.