Nënole (also spelled Hinole, Ninole, or Ninoli) is the name of two unincorporated communities on the island of Hawaii in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language Nënole means "bending". Nënole also has the highest percentage of people of Italian descent in Hawaii.
One Nënole is in the Kaà « District south of Route 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) adjacent to the south of Punaluu Beach. It was on Nënole Cove, a small bay at the shore of what is now Sea Mountain Golf Course. The village was the birthplace of Henry à Âpà «kahaia (1792âÂÂ1818) who inspired the missionary movement that forever changed Hawaii. It was mostly destroyed by a tsunami after the 1868 Hawaii earthquake. Its elevation is 85 feet (26 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Nënole" in 2000.
The other Nënole is on the HÃÂmÃÂkua Coast north of Hilo along Route 19 (MÃÂmalahoa Highway) south of PÃÂpaûaloa and north of Hakalau. It has a post office with the ZIP code 96773. It is located at .