Keokea ( haw, Kēōkea) is an

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and

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(CDP) on the island of Maui in

Maui County Maui County, officially the County of Maui, is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Maui, Lānai, Molokai (except for a portion of Molokai that comprises Kalawao County), Kahoolawe, and Molokini. The latter two a ...

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, 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.

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and ranching — 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.

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also contributes to the local economy. The area around Keokea 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 . Keokea has a mean annual precipitation of about .

Geography

Keokea is bordered to the north by the community of Kula, while to the southeast is the Kula Forest Preserve, ascending to Pu'ukeōkea. Via Highway 37,

Kahului Kahului () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It hosts the county's main airport (Kahului Airport), deep-draft harbor, light industrial areas, and commercial shopping centers. The population was 26,337 ...

is to the northwest. According to the

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, the Keokea CDP has an area of , all land.

References

External links

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Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii, USA at Place Names.comWeb Soil Survey
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