Kawaihae is an unincorporated community on the west side of the island of Hawaiʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi, 35 miles north of Kailua-Kona. Its harbor is one of only three on the island, together with that of Hilo and Honokohau Harbor.

Kohala

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Kohala is the name of the northwest peninsula of the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In ancient Hawaii it was often ruled by an independent High Chief called the Aliʻi Nui.

Waiakailio Bay

Category: body of water
Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude

20.07275° or 20° 4′ 22″ north

Longitude

-155.86057° or 155° 51′ 38″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

73G634FQ+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368391622

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

5854078

Wikidata ID

Q49394652

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In Other Languages

“Waiakailio Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Waiakailio Bay”

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