Kohala, Hawaii

Locals commonly use the name Kohala to refer to the census-designated places of Halaʻula, Hāwī, and Kapaʻau collectively.

The dry western shore is commonly known as the Kohala Coast, which has golf courses and seaside resorts.

[4] The natural habitats in Kohala range across a wide rainfall gradient in a very short distance - from less than 5 inches (130 mm) a year on the coast near Kawaihae to more than 150 inches (3,800 mm) year near the summit of Kohala Mountain, a distance of just 11 miles (18 km).

[6][7] Major thoroughfares within Kohala include Akoni Pule Highway (Hawaii state route 270) which provides access to Pololū Valley.

[8] The Hawaii Belt Road which connects in the southern end of the Akoni Pule Highway to Kona in the south and Hāmākua to the east.

The districts of the Big Island . From Northernmost, clockwise; North Kohala (highlighted), Hāmākua , North Hilo , South Hilo , Puna , Kaʻū , South Kona , North Kona , and South Kohala
The districts of the Big Island . From Northernmost, clockwise; North Kohala, Hāmākua , North Hilo , South Hilo , Puna , Kaʻū , South Kona , North Kona , and South Kohala (highlighted)
This is the original statue of the two Kamehameha Statues ; this one cast in Paris [ 1 ] and standing in the town of Kapaau .
This Landsat satellite image of Kohala shows the effect of trade winds on vegetation and valley erosion
South Kohala District from Mamalahoa Highway
Hilton Waikoloa in the South Kohala district
Ranch lands on both sides of a coniferous-lined Highway 250.
Views of ranch land may surprise some visitors to the Big Island. Looking southwest from the Kohala Mountain Road, Highway 250.
Spencer Beach Park on the South Kohala Coast
Map of Hawaii highlighting Hawaii County