Nīnole, Hawaii

Nīnole, Kaʻū, Hawaii
unincorporated community
Nīnole, Kaʻū, Hawaii Location within the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 19°8′2″N 155°30′45″W
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Hawaiʻi
Elevation	85 ft (26 m)
Time zone	UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian)
GNIS feature ID	362657

Nīnole, Hāmākua, Hawaii
unincorporated community
Nīnole, Hāmākua, Hawaii Location within the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 19°56′17″N 155°10′8″W
ZIP code	96773
GNIS feature ID	362658

Nīnole (also spelled Hinole, Ninole, or Ninoli) is the name of two unincorporated communities on the island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language Nīnole means "bending".[1] Nīnole also has the highest percentage of people of Italian descent in Hawaii.

Kaʻū

One Nīnole is in the Kaʻū District south of Route 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) adjacent to the south of Punaluʻu Beach.[2] It was on Nīnole Cove,[3] a small bay at the shore of what is now Sea Mountain Golf Course. The village was the birthplace of Henry ʻŌpūkahaʻia (1792–1818) who inspired the missionary movement that forever changed Hawaii. It was mostly destroyed by a tsunami after the 1868 Hawaii earthquake.[4] Its elevation is 85 feet (26 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Nīnole" in 2000.[5]

Hāmākua

The other Nīnole is on the Hāmākua Coast north of Hilo along Route 19 (Māmalahoa Highway) south of Pāpaʻaloa and north of Hakalau.[6][7] It has a post office with the ZIP code 96773.[8] It is located at 19°56′17″N 155°10′4″W.[9]

References

1. Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Ninole ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
2. Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Ninole ". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nīnole Cove Retrieved November 8, 2010.
4. John R. K. Clark (2004). "lookup of Ninole ". in Hawai'i Place Names: Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nīnole Retrieved November 8, 2010.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nīnole Retrieved November 8, 2010.
7. Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Ninole ". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
8. "Search Results for Zip code 96773". Retrieved November 8, 2010.
9. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nīnole Post Office Retrieved November 8, 2010.