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About the Kau Region

An introduction with facts and general information about the Kau region and district of Hawaii Island.

NAME: Kau Region and District
POPULATION: greater than 8,400 (as of 2020 census)
LOCATION: South Hawaii Island, Hawaii County, Hawaii

Places

Towns in the Kau District

Attractions

BEACHES:
Kamilo Beach | wikipedia.org |
Papakolea Green Sand Beach | wikipedia.org |
Punaluu Black Sand Beach | gohawaii.com |
Whittington Beach Park | hawaiicounty.ehawaii.gov --> camping |
PARKS
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Kahuku Unit | nps.gov --> havo --> kahuku |
Manuka State Wayside | dlnr.hawaii.gov --> parks --> manuka wayside/ |
OTHER
Big Island Farm Sanctuary | bigislandfarmsanctuary.org |
Ka Lae (aka South Point) | ohawaii.com |
Kau Coffee Mill | kaucoffeemill.com |
Kau Desert Trailhead | nps.gov --> havo --> footprints |
Kau Farmers Market | Naalehu |
Kula Kai Caverns | kulakaicaverns.com |
Wood Valley Temple | wikipedia.org |

Hawaii County Resources

SHORELINE ACCESS:
- Kau: Shoreline Access Maps
----- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
----- Punaluu to Whittington Beach Park
----- Manuka to South Point

ZONES:
- Kau District Zone Map
- Naalehu Zone Map
- Ninole-Punaluu Zone Map
- Pahala Village Zone Map
- Waiohinu Zone Map

Articles

- gohawaii.com/islands/hawaii-big-island/regions/kau
- wikipedia.org --> kau hawaii --> article4
- bigislandguide.com --> destinations --> kau
- lovebigisland.com --> kau


ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET:
- koarealty.com --> districts --> Kau
- koarealty.com --> districts --> kau --> subdivisions

RELATED RESOURCES:
- Other Regions of Hawaii Island
- Introduction to Hawaii Island