Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii

Hawaiian Ocean View (usually referred to as "Ocean View") is a census-designated place (CDP) in [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|HawaiTemplate:Okinai County, HawaiTemplate:Okinai]], United States located in the [[Kau, Hawaii|District of KaTemplate:Okinaū]]. It includes the subdivisions of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE), Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos, Kahuku Country Gardens, Kula Kai View Estates, Kona Gardens, Keone's Ranchos, and Kona View Estates. The population was 4,437 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> up from 2,178 at the 2000 census.

History

The HOVE development consisted of 10,697 Template:Convert lots north of the Hawaii Belt Road in the western part of the [[Kau, Hawaii|District of KaTemplate:Okinaū]]. The terrain varies from rugged lava fields to [[Ohia|ohiTemplate:Okinaa]] trees and other vegetation. Elevation ranges from about Template:Convert up to the Template:Convert level. Initial sales began in the late 1950s. The original developer of HOVE was the Crawford Oil Company. Later, other subdivisions were put in place downslope of HOVE and the Hawaii Belt Road. In the early 1980s a service station and a hardware store were built.

In 1989 the Ocean View Town Center was developed, and the Ocean View Road Maintenance Corporation began an extensive rebuilding program of the roads. Shortly thereafter the Ocean View Development Corporation started a new market which included a laundromat and restaurant. Ocean View now has two shopping centers.<ref>Template:Usurped at the South Point web site</ref>

In January 2004, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park purchased the nearby property previously known as Kahuku Ranch.<ref>KaTemplate:Okinau Chamber of Commerce web site</ref>

Ocean View has a post office with the ZIP code of 96737.<ref>US Post Office Zip Code lookup</ref> The USPS does not provide street delivery of mail except on Mamalahoa Highway.Template:Citation needed It is, therefore, difficult to get confirmation of a Street address for mail order companies to send purchases.

Geography

Ocean View is located at the southern end of the island of Hawaii at Template:Coord (19.107649, -155.767186),<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> on the southwest rift zone of the shield volcano Mauna Loa. Its elevation ranges from Template:Convert above sea level along the southern edge of the CDP, to Template:Convert along the northern edge.

Hawaii Route 11 passes through the community, leading northeast Template:Convert to Hilo and northwest Template:Convert to Kailua-Kona.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The area is prone to earthquakes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate

The Hawaiian Ocean View climate borders between a Tropical Savanna Climate (Köppen As) and a Hot Semi-arid Climate (Köppen BSh). The average temperature in January is almost cool enough to qualify this climate as a warm-winter form of a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb) or a uniform rainfall Subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb).

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 2,178 people, 941 households, and 541 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,382 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.75% White, 1.01% African American, 1.10% Native American, 6.34% Asian, 11.02% Pacific Islander, 1.97% from other races, and 21.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.40% of the population.

There were 941 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the CDP the population age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,125, and the median income for a family was $34,234. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,218. About 13.0% of families and 25.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.3% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

In popular culture

It is known by GeoGuessr players as an "impossible location" due to the homogeneous grid layout of the area, making it difficult to figure out exactly where one is.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

References

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External links

• HOVE Road Maintenance Corporation