About Keaau
Set in the southeastern part of Hawaii, Keaau is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Keaau is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.33 square miles.
📰 Keaau News Today
- Keaau Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Tropic Care Hawaii brings no-cost healthcare to Hawaii Island Spectrum News · Jun 11
- Chief Mahuna Talk Story Session June 23 in Kea’au hawaiipolice.gov · Jun 16
- Man accused of bomb threat at Keaau post office charged Hawaii News Now · Apr 1
- Kamehameha Hawai'i High School (Kea'au, HI) Football MaxPreps · Aug 10
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Keaau Unique
- The only place in America named Keaau — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
- Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Keaau
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf — coffee shop (café)
- Countryside Cafe
- Lemongrass — chinese
- Maʻona Lunch Counter
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Macadamia Nut Visitor Center · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Keaau
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Keaau
- Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS
- Keaau Elementary School
- Keaau High School
- Keaau Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area6.33 sq mi
Coordinates19.6235, -155.0482