Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Keokea, Hawaii Kēōkea
Unincorporated community
Main area of Keokea.
Keokea, Hawaii Location in Hawaii
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Maui
Elevation	2,860 ft (870 m)
Time zone	UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian (HAST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-9 (HADT)

View from Keokea, looking northwest across Māʻalaea Bay

Keokea countryside with chinaberry tree

Keokea's elevation of 872 meters provides a climate which supports mid-latitude plant species and allows fall colors to develop on some of them, including this American sweetgum

Keokea (Hawaiian: Kēōkea) is an unincorporated community 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. Its elevation is 2,860 feet (870 meters) above sea level. Agriculture, forestry and ranching — supported by the area's fertile though often rocky volcanic loams — are important around this settlement, which has a temperate climate because of its elevation. Tourism also contributes to the local economy. The area around Keokea is characterized by a steep precipitation gradient: lowlands just 5 miles (8.0 km) to the northwest have mean annual precipitation of less than 16 inches (410 mm), while higher elevations ten miles (16 km) to the northeast see 140 inches (3,600 mm). Keokea has a mean annual precipitation of about 32 inches (810 mm). The population was 1,612 at the 2010 Census.

Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii facts for kids

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