Waikāne or Waikane ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [vɐjˈkaːne] ), also known as North Koʻolaupoko ( [-koʔolɐwˈpoko] ), is an area and census-designated place in the County of Honolulu , Hawaii , United States, on the island of Oʻahu . It had a population of 778 at the 2010 census . In Hawaiian , koʻolau poko means "short windward", referring to the fact that this is the shorter of the two windward districts on the island ( Koʻolauloa or "long windward" is the other). Koʻolaupoko extends from Makapuʻu Point on the southeast to Kaʻōʻio Point on the north. Included within the district, south of North Koʻolaupoko, are the largest windward towns of Kāneʻohe , Kailua , and Waimānalo .
25-515: Waikāne lies mostly along the coastline of Kāneʻohe Bay and consists of several lush valleys that extend inland to the steep face of the Koʻolau pali (cliff). The first valley north of Kahaluʻu is Waiāhole. Next is Waikāne, then Hakipuʻu, and northernmost is Kualoa . This area differs from the towns, valleys, and ahupuaʻa of the southern part of Koʻolaupoko in that it is mostly undeveloped, decidedly rural in character, with many small farms. Despite
50-488: A local woman compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo; thus the place was named Kāneʻohe or "bamboo man". The population was 37,430 at the 2020 census . Kāneʻohe is the largest of several communities along Kāneʻohe Bay and one of the two largest residential communities on the windward side of Oʻahu (the other is Kailua ). The town's commercial center is spread mostly along Kamehameha Highway . Features of note are Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden and
75-461: A maximum depth of 40 ft (12 m) in the dredged channel. It has one of the two barrier reefs in the archipelago, the other being the 27 mi (43 km) barrier reef of Molokaʻi island , and also has extensive development of shoaling coral reefs within a large lagoon . Two navigable channels cut across the northern and southern ends of the barrier reef. The deeper, northern channel, located off Kualoa Regional Park , provides entrance from
100-403: Is 96744 (the same as Kāneʻohe). The Waikāne census-designated place (CDP) is located at 21°29'47" North, 157°51'34" West (21.496355, -157.859321). Southward along the shore of Kāneʻohe Bay via Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 83) are (from Waikāne) Waiāhole and Kahaluʻu . Northwest up the coast beyond Kualoa and Kaʻōʻio Point is the town of Kaʻaʻawa . The Waikane CDP encompasses much more than
125-574: Is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km ) is water. The total area is 22.80% water, consisting of a portion of Kāneʻohe Bay included in the census tract. Kaneohe has a tropical steppe climate . As of the 2000 Census , there were 34,970 people, 10,976 households, and 8,682 families residing in Kāneʻohe. The population density was 5,320.7 inhabitants per square mile (2,054.3/km ). There were 11,472 housing units at an average density of 1,745.5 units per square mile (673.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of
150-574: Is mostly a residential community, with very little agriculture in evidence. The only commercial crop of any consequence in the area is banana . Kāneʻohe is located at 21°24′33″N 157°47′57″W / 21.40917°N 157.79917°W / 21.40917; -157.79917 (21.409200, -157.799084). According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has an area of 8.5 square miles (22 km ), of which 6.6 square miles (17 km )
175-585: Is owned by the state of Hawaiʻi and home to the University of Hawaiʻi , and Pauley-Pagen Laboratory (SOEST). Coconut Island was used for the opening sequence of the television program Gilligan's Island . In August 2010, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was filmed on the bay. Geologically, Kāneʻohe Bay forms part of a former caldera of the Koʻolau volcano . In prehistory, most of
200-713: The CDP include Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School in Heeia CDP , ʻĀhuimanu Elementary School adjacent to, but not in, Ahuimanu CDP , Kahalu'u Elementary School in Kahalu'u CDP , and Waiāhole Elementary School in Waikane . There is the Hakipuʻu Learning Center, a public charter school for grades 7 through 12. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu operates St. Ann Catholic School, K-8 , in Heeia CDP but with
225-509: 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
250-573: The Hawaiʻi National Veterans Cemetery. Access to Kāneʻohe Bay is mainly from the public pier and boat ramp at nearby Heʻeia Kea . Kāneʻohe was home to the early rulers of the Hawaiian Kingdom and consisted of 30 royal fishponds. From ancient times, Kāneʻohe 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
275-540: The Kaneohe Substation in Kaneohe. Nearby towns include Kailua to the east, reached either by Kāneʻohe 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
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#1732858649677300-450: The Koʻolau to Honolulu. Likelike provides connections to Kahekili Highway ( route 30 ) and Heʻeia , and H-3 southbound to Hālawa . The first three exits on the windward side of Interstate H-3 east (north) bound access Kāneʻohe. Kamehameha Highway runs northward from Kāneʻohe (State Rte. 830) through Heʻeia to Heʻeia Kea . Access to Coconut Island (restricted) is from the state pier off Lilipuna Road. Marine Corps Base Hawaii lies across
325-604: The North Pacific Ocean to a ship channel dredged the length of the lagoon between 1939 and 1945. The lagoon contains extensive patch and fringing reefs and its southern end is partly enclosed by the Mokapu Peninsula . This peninsula is occupied by Marine Corps Base Hawaii . There are five named islands or islets within Kāneʻohe Bay. A sand bar (Ahu o Laka), Kapapa, and Kekepa (Turtleback Rock) are all islets on
350-418: The age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.86 and the average family size was 4.09. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 28.1% under
375-458: The age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 55,179, and the median income for a family was $ 53,625. Males had a median income of $ 31,786 versus $ 25,313 for females. The per capita income for
400-467: The barrier reef. Two islands within Kāneʻohe Bay are prominent: Mokoliʻi and Moku o Loʻe ( Coconut Island ), the largest of the five. Mokoliʻi is a volcanic remnant at the very north end of the Bay, site of former Kualoa Airfield . The community on the northern side is called Waikane , or North Koʻolaupoko. Coconut Island is an isolated volcanic remnant located in the southwest part of the bay. Coconut Island
425-590: The location known as Waikāne, which is but one of several valleys comprising the north end of the Koʻolaupoko District. The CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.6 km), of which 6.8 square miles (17.7 km) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km) is water. The total area is 4.88% water. As of the 2000 census , there were 726 people in the northern part of the Waikane CDP, with 188 households and 156 families residing there. The population density
450-549: The long shoreline, public access to Kāneʻohe Bay is somewhat limited by private holdings. A small community park at Waiāhole was enlarged and improved in 2003. A larger city and county park at Kualoa provides camping and picnic areas, a long narrow beach, and views of Mokoliʻi Islet. The south side of Kualoa Regional Park faces onto Kāneʻohe Bay, and the east shore is a fringing reef off the Pacific Ocean coast of northeast Oʻahu. The U.S. postal code for all of North Koʻolaupoko
475-508: The main Hawaiian Islands . This reef -dominated embayment constitutes a significant scenic and recreational feature along the northeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu . The largest population center on Kāneʻohe Bay is the town of Kāneʻohe . The Bay is approximately 8 mi (13 km) long and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) wide, with a mouth opening of about 4.6 mi (7.4 km) wide and
500-521: The south end of Kāneʻohe Bay from the central Kāneʻohe, although the town stretches along Kāneʻohe Bay Drive to the base perimeter. The Hawaii Department of Education operates the public schools. Elementary schools in Kaneohe CDP include Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe, Kapunahala, Reverend Benjamin Parker, and Pūʻōhala. James B. Castle High School is in the CDP. Schools with Kaneohe postal addresses but outside
525-435: The tract was $ 15,592. 11.6% of the population and 4.3% of families were below the poverty line . Out of the total population, 16.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Hawaii Department of Education operates Waiāhole Elementary School in Waikane CDP. Kaneohe Bay Kāneʻohe Bay , at 45 km (17 sq mi), is the largest sheltered body of water in
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#1732858649677550-656: The volcano catalysmically slid into the Pacific Ocean, leaving behind only the Range and the Bay. Kaneohe, Hawaii Kaneohe or Kāneʻohe ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [kaːneˈʔohe] ) is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City and County of Honolulu and in Hawaiʻi state District of Koʻolaupoko on the island of Oʻahu . In the Hawaiian language , kāne ʻohe means "bamboo man". According to an ancient Hawaiian story ,
575-415: 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. The Honolulu Police Department operates
600-481: Was 106.4 inhabitants per square mile (41.1/km). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 29.0 per square mile (11.2/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.94% White , 0.14% Black or African American , 0.28% Native American , 19.15% Asian , 22.45% Pacific Islander , 1.79% from other races , and 39.26% from two or more races. 5.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 188 households, out of which 32.4% had children under
625-420: 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 Kāneʻohe in 2000
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