Kēōkea, Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii

Kēōkea is an unincorporated populated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is located at , near the junction of Māmalahoa Highway (Route 11) and Keala o Keawe Road (Route 160), elevation . Just to the north is the area of Hōnaunau. It was the name for the land division (ahupuaa) of ancient Hawaii that stretched from the shoreline to Mauna Loa, owned by Mataio Kekūanaōʻa.

The name is used for several places throughout the Hawaiian Islands. A county park named Kēōkea is on the north coast of the Hawaii Island, at . In the Hawaiian Language, kē ō kea means "the sound of whitecaps", or "the white sand".

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