Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii


Keokea is an unincorporated community on the island of Maui in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It is situated on Hawaii State Highway 37 at North Latitude 20.71 degrees, West Longitude 156.36 degrees. Its elevation is above sea level. Agriculture, forestry 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. Tourism 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. The population was 1,612 at the 2010 Census.