Expansive rural region featuring black and green sand beaches, lava fields, coffee farms, and access to remote areas of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

How to Get There

From Hilo (60–70 mi): Take Highway 11 southbound through Volcano Village and continue west to explore the Kaʻū District and its coastal and volcanic attractions.

Overview

Ka'ū is the southernmost and largest district (922 sq. miles or 2,388 km2) of Hawaii County, Hawaii, located on the island of Hawai'i.

Ka'ū was one of the six original districts of ancient Hawaii on the island, known as moku. It includes the areas of South Point (Ka Lae), Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE), Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos (HOVR), now together known as Ocean View, Nīnole, Wai'ōhinu, Na'ālehu and Pāhala.

The district contains much of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, including the volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, and Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, Papakōlea (Green Sand) Beach and Kamilo Beach. To the east of Ka'ū is the Puna District, and to the west is the South Kona District.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Kau, Hawaii", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0