Kapoho Vacationland Subdivision Map 

Kapoho Vacationland Hawaii Community Association 

Kapoho Vacationland Hawaii Charter 

Kapoho Vacationland Hawaii Bylaws

Water is provided through the KAPOHO KAI WATER ASSOCIATION 

The neighborhood just southwest of Kapoho Beach is known as Kapoho Vacationland Hawaii. There are two parts to this subdivision, the Farm Lots section as you drive in from Hwy. 137, and the House Lots section closer to the ocean. The subdivision is adjacent to the oceanfront Kapoho Beach Lots subdivision. Vacationland's lava flows provide an excellent setting for swimming, diving and picnicking. This area is widely regarded as the best snorkeling spot in East Hawaii, and one of the best on the entire island. 

The coral-and-fish laden tide Kapoho Reef Pools  here make for great snorkeling! Moorish idols, large parrotfish, and many variations of butterflyfish, wrasse and tang are just a few of the tropical species you will encounter here. The Kapoho Tide Pools range from a few feet to over 15 feet deep and change dramatically with the tides. The pools are sheltered from the surf and mirror-smooth - safe for young, old and everyone in between!

Head out towards the waves through the small channel and you'll find a gorgeous patch of white sand about the length of a football field, a gorgeous spot to frolic and explore. When the tide is not low, you can continue past this area, still heading towards the waves at about a 45 degree angle, and you'll find your self in a forest of coral - acres of very old coral that have been spared by lava flows for ages. Even more densely populated than the pools, you can often spot honu (green sea turtles) snoozing or grazing among coral growths as big as Volkswagens.

In 2003, the area was made into a protected marine sanctuary by the state of Hawaii under the name of "Wai Opae Tidepools and Marine Sanctuary".

Wai'opae Tidepools - in Kapoho on the Big Island of Hawai'i

Kapoho Farm Lots Street Names

Kapoho Kai         Kapoho by the sea
Pua O Kapoho     flower of Kapoho
Moani                  gentle fragrant breeze
Uluwale                to grow wild, without cultivation
La maloo              dry day, dried
Halepueo             the house of owls
Kumuloulu            native Hawai'ian fan palm (loulu)
Ililani                    unexpected rain from a sunny day
Kikao                 sudden squall

Kapoho House Lots Street Names

Ho'ola'i                to enjoy peace
Wai'opae            shrimp ponds
Kaheka              shallow pool; shore tide
Kahonua            identifies this coast
Walea                tranquility; relaxed at leisure
Lauae                fern (large leaf type)
Mali'o                dawn as it pierces the shadow of the night
Kahi'ina             place of the rock boring urchin
Kahi'koa           place of coral
Kahi'loli            place of the sea cucumber 

To report illegal fishing activities in Wai'opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District, contact state conservation police at 808-643-3567.