KÃÂÃ Âkea 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. Its elevation is above sea level. As of the 2020 census its population was 2,199, up from 1,612 in 2010.
Agriculture, forestry and ranching, which are 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 KÃÂÃ Âkea is characterized by a steep precipitation gradient: lowlands just to the northwest have mean annual precipitation of less than , while higher elevations to the northeast see . KÃÂÃ Âkea has a mean annual precipitation of about .
KÃÂà Âkea is bordered to the north by the community of Kula, while to the southeast is the Kula Forest Preserve, ascending to PuûukÃÂà Âkea. Via Highway 37, Kahului is to the northwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the KÃÂÃ Âkea CDP has an area of , all land.