Kaneohe

The population was 37,430 at the 2020 census. Kāneohe is the largest of several communities along Kāneohe Bay and one of the two largest residential communities on the windward side of Oahu (the other is Kailua). The town's commercial center is spread mostly along Kamehameha Highway. Features of note are Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden and the Hawaii National Veterans Cemetery. The main shopping center is Windward Mall. Access to Kāneohe Bay is mainly from the public pier and boat ramp at nearby Heeia Kea.

• Name — Kāneʻohe • Type — Census-designated place • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Hawaii • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Honolulu • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 21.91 • Area Land Km2 — 16.95 • Area Water Km2 — 4.97 • Area Total Sq Mi — 8.46 • Area Land Sq Mi — 6.54 • Area Water Sq Mi — 1.92 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 37430 • Population Density Km2 — 2208.90 • Time Zone — Hawaii-Aleutian • Utc Offset — −10:00 • Elevation M — 28 • Elevation Ft — 92 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 96744 • Area Code — 808 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 15-28250 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 0360391 • Population Density Sq Mi — 5720.62 • Illustration — Geographic oblique, view southwesterly toward Kāneohe from MCB Hawaii as captured from NASA World Wind

Kāneʻohe was home to the early rulers of the Hawaiian Kingdom and consisted of 30 royal fishponds. From ancient times, Kāneohe 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.

Kāneʻohe is located at (21.409200, -157.799084). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 8.5 sqmi, of which 6.6 sqmi is land and 1.9 sqmi is water. The total area is 22.80% water, consisting of a portion of Kāneohe 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 Kāneohe. The population density was 5,320.7 PD/sqmi. There were 11,472 housing units at an average density of 1,745.5 /mi2. 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 Kāneohe 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.

As of the 2020 Census, there were 37,430 people, 11,445 households, and 5,017 married-couple family households in Kāneʻohe. In 2020, the population density was 5,321 inhabitants per square mile (2,054.3/km2). There were 11,445 housing units at an average density of 1,745.5 units per square mile (673.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 19.33% White, 0.72% Black, 0.17% Native American, 34.40% Asian, 9.74% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 34.41% from two or more races. 9.87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The Honolulu Police Department operates the Kaneohe Substation in Kaneohe.

Nearby towns include Kailua to the east, reached either by Kāneohe 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 Koolau to Honolulu. Likelike provides connections to Kahekili Highway (route 30) and Heeia, and H-3 southbound to Hālawa. The first three exits on the windward side of Interstate H-3 east (north) bound access Kāneohe. Kamehameha Highway runs northward from Kāneohe (State Rte. 830) through Heeia to Heeia Kea. Access to Coconut Island (restricted) is from the state pier off Lilipuna Road. Marine Corps Base Hawaii lies across the south end of Kāneohe Bay from the central Kāneohe, although the town stretches along Kāneohe 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 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 a Kaneohe address. Also within the boundaries of Kaneohe CDP are these private schools: Huakailani School for Girls (K-8), Koʻolau Baptist Academy, St Mark Lutheran School, and Windward Nazarene Academy. Windward Community College, part of the state college system, is on the south side of central Kāneohe. Hawaii Pacific University operates its Windward Hawaiʻi Loa campus on Kamehameha Highway near Castle Junction.

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