Kealia, Hawaii

Kealia (literally, "the salt encrustation" in Hawaiian[1]) is an unincorporated community on the island of Kauai in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet (5 m). The Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Kealia" in 1914.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 96751.[3] James Wood Bush, a Hawaiian veteran of the American Civil War and later Mormon convert was a resident of Kealia.

Kealia, Hawaii

Keālia
Kealia
Location within the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 22°6′7″N 159°18′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountyKauai
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian (HAST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-9 (HADT)
ZIP codes
96751
GNIS feature ID360952

References

  1. Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel Hoyt Elbert and Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Kealia ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kealia, Hawaii, Geographic Names Information System, 1981-02-06. Accessed 2008-04-08.
  3. Zip Code Lookup


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