Kapa'au (Hawaiian: Kapaʻau) is an unincorporated community in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States.

Located at the northern tip of the big island of Hawaiʻi, it is celebrated as the birthplace of Kamehameha I.

[2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Kapa'au as a census-designated place (CDP).

The King Kamehameha Statue was cast in 1888, lost at sea, and then recovered and erected at Kapa'au.

[2] His actual birthplace[6] was a few miles away in the Kohala Historical Sites State Monument, a remote area not easily accessible.

[7] June 11 is the state holiday Kamehameha Day, celebrated by a parade through the town.