Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii

Keokea (Hawaiian: Kēōkea) is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and Hawaiian home land on the island of Maui in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.

It is situated on Hawaii State Highway 37 (the Kula Highway) at North Latitude 20.71 degrees, West Longitude 156.36 degrees.

Agriculture, forestry and ranching — supported by the area's fertile though often rocky volcanic loams[3] — are important around this settlement, which has a temperate climate because of its elevation.

The area around Keokea is characterized by a steep precipitation gradient: lowlands just 5 miles (8 km) to the northwest have mean annual precipitation of less than 16 inches (410 mm), while higher elevations 10 miles (16 km) to the northeast see 140 inches (3,600 mm).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Keokea CDP has an area of 18.3 square miles (47 km2), all land.

View from Keokea, looking northwest across Māʻalaea Bay
Keokea countryside with chinaberry tree
Keokea's elevation of 2,860 feet (870 meters) provides a climate which supports mid-latitude plant species and allows fall colors to develop on some of them, including this American sweetgum .
Map of Hawaii highlighting Maui County