Kane'ohe is a census-designated place (CDP) included in the City & County of Honolulu and located in Hawai'i state District of Ko'olaupoko on the Island of O'ahu. In the Hawaiian languae, kane 'ohe means "bamboo man". According to an ancient Hawaiian story a local woman compared her husband's cruelty to the sharp edge of cutting bamboo; thus the place was named Kāne'ohe or "Bamboo man".
From ancient times, Kane'ohe was important as an agricultural area, owing to an abundance of rainfall. Today, Kane'ohe is mostly a residential community, with very little agriculture in evidence. The only commercial crop of any consequence in the area is banana.
Features of note are Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden and the new Hawai'i National Veterans Cemetery. Access to Kane'ohe Bay is mainly from the public pier and boat ramp located at nearby He'eia Kea. Access to Coconut Island (restricted) is from the state pier off Lilipuna Road. Marine Corps Base Hawaii lies across the south end of Kane'ohe Bay from the central part of Kane'ohe, although the town stretches along Kane'ohe Bay Drive to the base perimeter.
There are three golf courses in Kane'ohe: Pali Golf Course (public), Ko'olau Golf Club (privately owned but open to the public), and Bayview Golf Park (privately owned but open to the public).
Housing Cost
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $599,083
Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $601,400; Detached houses: $641,074; Townhouses or other attached units: $677,353; In 2-unit structures: $822,862; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $364,086; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $333,360
Demographics
Population in July 2007: 36,187. Kaneohe covers 6.57 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 80 feet above sea level. Zip codes: 96744
Weather
Kaneohe, HI climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and warm during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 70's.
The warmest month of the year is September with an average maximum temperature of 83.40 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 66.10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be fairly limited during summer with a difference that can reach 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and fairly limited during winter with an average difference of 11 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Kaneohe is 50.93 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is November with an average rainfall of 6.35 Inches.
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