North Koʻolaupoko, Hawaii

Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Waikāne (Template:IPA; Template:Audio), also known as North KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko (Template:IPA; Template:Audio), is an area and census-designated place in the County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, on the island of [[Oahu|OTemplate:Okinaahu]]. It had a population of 778 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> In Hawaiian, koTemplate:Okinaolau poko means "short windward", referring to the fact that this is the shorter of the two windward districts on the island (KoTemplate:Okinaolauloa or "long windward" is the other). KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko extends from [[Makapuu|MakapuTemplate:Okinau Point]] on the southeast to KaTemplate:OkinaōTemplate:Okinaio Point on the north. Included within the district, south of North KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko, are the largest windward towns of [[Kaneohe, Hawaii|KāneTemplate:Okinaohe]], Kailua, and Waimānalo. [[Image:Mokolii Oahu.jpg|thumb|[[Mokolii|MokoliTemplate:Okinai Islet]], at the north end of KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay, seen here from the south shore of Kualoa Beach Park]]

Waikāne lies mostly along the coastline of [[Kaneohe Bay|KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay]] and consists of several lush valleys that extend inland to the steep face of the KoTemplate:Okinaolau pali (cliff). The first valley north of [[Kahaluu, Hawaii|KahaluTemplate:Okinau]] is Waiāhole. Next is Waikāne, then HakipuTemplate:Okinau, and northernmost is Kualoa. This area differs from the towns, valleys, and ahupuaTemplate:Okinaa of the southern part of KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko in that it is mostly undeveloped, decidedly rural in character, with many small farms.

Despite the long shoreline, public access to KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay is somewhat limited by private holdings. A small community park at Waiāhole was enlarged and improved in 2003. A larger city and county park at Kualoa provides camping and picnic areas, a long narrow beach, and views of Mokoliʻi Islet. The south side of Kualoa Regional Park faces onto KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay, and the east shore is a fringing reef off the Pacific Ocean coast of northeast OTemplate:Okinaahu.

The U.S. postal code for all of North KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko is 96744 (the same as KāneTemplate:Okinaohe).

Geography

The Waikāne census-designated place (CDP) is located at 21°29'47" North, 157°51'34" West (21.496355, -157.859321).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Southward along the shore of KāneTemplate:Okinaohe Bay via Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 83) are (from Waikāne) Waiāhole and [[Kahaluu, Hawaii|KahaluTemplate:Okinau]]. Northwest up the coast beyond Kualoa and KaTemplate:OkinaōTemplate:Okinaio Point is the town of [[Kaaawa, Hawaii|KaTemplate:OkinaaTemplate:Okinaawa]].

The Waikane CDP encompasses much more than the location known as Waikāne, which is but one of several valleys comprising the north end of the KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko District. The CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water. The total area is 4.88% water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 726 people in the northern part of the Waikane CDP, with 188 households and 156 families residing there. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 198 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 16.94% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 19.15% Asian, 22.45% Pacific Islander, 1.79% from other races, and 39.26% from two or more races. 5.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 188 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.5% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.86 and the average family size was 4.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,179, and the median income for a family was $53,625. Males had a median income of $31,786 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the tract was $15,592. 11.6% of the population and 4.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 16.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Education

Hawaii Department of Education operates Waiāhole Elementary School in Waikane CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web - Pages: 1, 2, 3, and 4
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See also

• Waiāhole-Waikāne struggle