Hawaiʻi Island · district
South Kona
- What this area is
- One of Hawaiʻi Island's districts, as the state's development plan area layer draws it (labeled “SOUTH KONA”). The layer was digitized from paper maps, so its lines are approximate.
- Council districts
- District 6 (Michelle Galimba). Districts covering at least 3% of this area's land in the state's council district layer; members as the Office of Elections lists them.
- Planning commission
- The Leeward Planning Commission. Source: the county's Planning Commissions page. Its agendas are read from the county's legal notices.
- The council
- The state's GIS layer draws nine Hawaiʻi County Council districts.
- On the ballot
- Councilmember, 9 seats, Tuesday, November 3, 2026. What the ballot decides.
- ZIP codes it overlaps
- 96704, 96726, 96750
What's happening here
The Leeward Planning Commission took up a special permit on Aug. 20 for a five-bedroom bed-and-breakfast with massage and wellness services in a proposed dwelling. [source]
Two parcels on Kaohe Road are being consolidated into one, with an easement for preservation. [source]
The Ledger's brief, written Sept. 19, 2026 from the records linked. Briefs are written by the Ledger in a session from the records linked in each sentence, and dated. They say what is on the record, in plain words; they do not predict outcomes or take sides. The full list for each area follows below the brief.
Followed here: Vacation rentals and bed-and-breakfasts
See what is on the record near a particular address · New on the record across Hawaiʻi
Every record the Ledger reads that places an item in this district by its tax map key or map point, newest and upcoming first, from all sources at once: county agendas and notices, state boards and the Environmental Notice. The sections below break it down by source.
Public schools
Which school serves an addressHonaunau Elementary Elementary · grades K-5
83-5360 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook · 808.328.2727 · school website · Konawaena complex
Hookena Elementary Elementary · grades K-5
86-4355 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook · 808.328.2710 · school website · Konawaena complex
Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino Elementary-Middle-High · grades K-12
81-1041 Konawaena School Road, Kealakekua · 808.323.1900 · school website · Konawaena complex
Kona Pacific PCS Elementary-Middle · charter · grades K-8
79-7595 Mamamlahoa Highway, Kealakekua · 808.322.4900 · school website · Konawaena complex
Konawaena Elementary Elementary · grades K-5
81-901 Onouli Road, Kealakekua · 808.323.4555 · school website · Konawaena complex
Konawaena High High · grades 9-12
81-1043 Konawaena School Road, Kealakekua · 808.323.4500 · school website · Konawaena complex
Konawaena Middle Middle · grades 6-8
81-1045 Konawaena School Road, Kealakekua · 808.323.4566 · school website · Konawaena complex
Public schools whose grounds fall in this district, from the State of Hawaiʻi GIS public schools layer, read Sept. 20, 2026: the department's own names, grades, complexes and contact details. Charter schools are marked. Private schools are not listed. Which school serves a particular address is a separate question, answered by the department's attendance areas: look up an address.
Weather and ocean alerts
NWS HonoluluChecking the National Weather Service for alerts in effect…
Ocean water advisories on Hawaiʻi Island
Checking the Department of Health…
Read live when this page opens: the National Weather Service's alerts for the forecast zones covering South Kona (HIZ023, HIZ027), and the state Department of Health Clean Water Branch's open advisories (brown water, sewage spills, high bacteria) for the island, which the department names by beach or coastline rather than by area. Nothing here is stored or rewritten; each agency's own wording and dates are shown.
State highway lane closures
HDOT roadworkChecking the Department of Transportation's closure schedule…
Read live from the state Department of Transportation's lane closure map layer when this page opens: approved closures on state highways in and near South Kona (within the area's bounding box, so a closure just outside may appear), from now through the next seven days, in the department's words. County streets are not included. Schedules can change without notice and all work is weather permitting, the department says.
In the Environmental Notice
Every itemFrom the State of Hawaiʻi's Environmental Notice (7 issues read), in its words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this district.
Before state boards
All state boardsNo state board item read so far prints a tax map key in this district.
From state board agendas the Ledger has read (4 so far), in the agencies' words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this district.
Before the planning commissions and the Planning Department
All of Hawaiʻi IslandFrom the county's legal notices as published in the local paper, in its words. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this district.
On county agendas
Hawaiʻi IslandNo county agenda item read so far prints a tax map key in this district.
From the County of Hawaiʻi's agendas the Ledger has read (2 so far), in the county's words; the full list of meetings is on the Hawaiʻi Island page. An item appears here only when it prints a tax map key that falls in this district.
Who lives here, by ZIP code
| ZIP code | People | Households | Median household income | Owner-occupied homes | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96726 | 107 ±89 | 31 ±30 | n/a | 31 of 31 | 42.7 |
| 96704 | 7,261 ±1,311 | 2,447 ±388 | $86,941 ±$24,377 | 1,911 of 2,447 | 48.8 |
| 96750 | 3,203 ±753 | 980 ±148 | $92,576 ±$15,310 | 761 of 980 | 42.3 |
| All of Hawaii County, HI | 205,769 | 74,072 | $78,639 | 54,795 of 74,072 | 44.3 |
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates by ZIP Code Tabulation Area, read through the Census Reporter API. Survey estimates; ± is the 90% margin of error. ZIP code areas do not follow these boundaries, so each row describes the ZIP, not this area.