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Volcano Golf and Country Club – Hawaii's highest course, situated at over 4,200 feet (adding 10-25 yards to every swing). Only a mile from Kilauea Volcano and Halemaʻumaʻu. [16] [17] Waikoloa G.C. (Beach Course • Kings' Course), Waikoloa Beach. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (1981). [18] Waikoloa Village G.C., Waikoloa Village.
Aerial view of Waikoloa Beach and the Kuʻualiʻi and Kahapapa Fishponds. Waikoloa Beach is an area located on the South Kohala coast on the island of Hawaii and is located in the census-designated place of Puako. It can be confused for Waikoloa Village, a CDP in the same "ahupuaʻa" and is also known as "Waikoloa". [1]
This Landsat satellite image of Kohala shows the effect of trade winds on vegetation and valley erosion South Kohala District from Mamalahoa Highway Hilton Waikoloa in the South Kohala district. The area was named after the dominating geological feature Kohala Mountain, [3] the oldest of Hawaiʻi Island's five major volcanic mountains.
Climate data for Waikoloa Village Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average precipitation inches 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.6 11.1 Average precipitation mm 46 33 30 20 20 13 7.6 10 18 23 20 41 281.6 Source: [5]
The region served as the basis of the Beach Boys' song "Kona Coast" from their 1978 album M.I.U. Album. Asteroid 284891 Kona, discovered by astronomers at the ESA Optical Ground Station in 2009, was named after the Hawaiian district. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 16 January 2014 (M.P.C. 86717). [3]
Waikoloa is an area and more specifically an ahupuaʻa in the South Kohala District of Hawaii. Waikoloa may refer to: Waikoloa Beach, makai or ocean side of Waikoloa; Waikoloa Challenger, or Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger, a tennis tournament held in the area; Waikoloa Championships, a tennis tournament held in the area
The district contains much of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, including the volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, and Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach, Papakōlea (Green Sand) Beach and Kamilo Beach. [4] To the east of Kaʻū is the Puna District , and to the west is the South Kona District .
A Kalaoa road sign on Hawaii Route 19, Kona District, Hawaii, between the 93 mile marker and Kaiminani Dr.. Keahole at Kona International Airport is located in the lower Kalaoa CDP, and serves the western side of the Big Island, including Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Keauhou, Captain Cook, Waikoloa, Waimea, and the Kohala Coast.