Kaneohe, Hawaii Kane ohe, Hawaii View from the Nu uanu Pali Lookout of Kane ohe Location in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii Location in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii State Hawaii Geographic oblique, view southwesterly toward Kane ohe from MCB Hawaii as captured from NASA World Wind Kane ohe is a census-designated place (CDP) encompassed in the City and County of Honolulu and positioned in Hawaii state District of Ko olaupoko on the island of O ahu.
According to an ancient Hawaiian story a small-town woman compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo; thus the place was titled Kane ohe or "Bamboo man".
The populace was 34,597 at the 2010 census. Kane ohe is the biggest of a several communities along Kane ohe Bay and one of the two biggest residentiary communities on the windward side of O ahu (the other is Kailua).
From ancient times, Kane ohe was meaningful as an agricultural area, owing to an abundance of rainfall.
Today, Kane ohe is mostly a residentiary community, with very little agriculture in evidence.
Access to Kane ohe Bay is mainly from the enhance pier and boat ramp positioned at close-by He eia Kea.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii lies athwart the south end of Kane ohe Bay from the central part of Kane ohe, although the town stretches along Kane ohe Bay Drive to the base perimeter.
Kaneohe is positioned at 21 24 33 N 157 47 57 W (21.409200, -157.799084). Nearby suburbs include Kailua to the east, reached either by Kane ohe 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.
Likelike Highway (State Rte.
The first three exits on the windward side of Interstate H-3 east (north) bound access Kane ohe.
Following Kamehameha Highway northward from Kane ohe (State Rte.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 8.5 square miles (22 km2), of which 6.6 square miles (17 km2) is territory and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) is water.
The total region is 22.80% water, consisting of a portion of Kane ohe Bay encompassed in the census tract.
As of the 2000 Census, there were 34,970 citizens , 10,976 homeholds, and 8,682 families residing in Kane ohe.
There were 10,976 homeholds out of which 32.7% have kids under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families.
The median income for a homehold in Kane ohe in 2000 was $66,006, and the median income for a family was $71,316.
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.
Elementary schools in Kaneohe CDP include Heeia, Kapunahala, Benjamin Parker, Kaneohe El., Waihole, Puohala, Kahalu'u, and Ahuimanu.
Intermediate schools in Kaneohe include S.
Also inside the boundaries of Kaneohe CDP are the Hakipuu Learning Center, a enhance charter school for grades 7 through 12, and four private schools: Koolau Baptist Academy, St Ann's, St Mark Lutheran School, and Windward Nazarene Academy.
Windward Community College, part of the state college system, is positioned on the south side of central Kane ohe.
Hawaii Pacific University operates its Windward Hawaii Loa ground on Kamehameha Highway near Castle Junction.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Kaneohe CDP, Hawaii".
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