Kaū is the southernmost district on the island of Hawaii

Hawaii (island)

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Kaū was one of the six original districts of ancient Hawaii

Ancient Hawaii

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 on the island, known as moku.
It includes the areas of South Point (Ka Lae)

Ka Lae

Ka Lae , also known as South Point, is the southernmost point of the Big Island of Hawaii and of the 50 United States. The Ka Lae area is registered as a National Historic Landmark District under the name South Point Complex...

, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE), Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos (HOVR), now together known as Ocean View, Nīnole

Ninole, Hawaii

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, Waiōhinu, Naālehu and Pāhala.

The district contains much of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, is a United States National Park located in the U.S. State of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. It encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive volcano...

, including the volcanoes Kīlauea

Kilauea

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 and Mauna Loa

Mauna Loa

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, and Punaluu Black Sand Beach, Papakōlea (Green Sand) Beach and Kamilo Beach

Kamilo Beach

Kamilo Beach , is a beach located on the southeast coast of the island of Hawaii...

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To the east of Kaū is the Puna District

Puna, Hawaii

Puna is one of the nine districts in Hawaii County, Big Island, Hawaii. The District of Puna is located on the easternmost portion of the island and shares borders to the north with the District of South Hilo and a border to the west with the District of Kaū...

, and to the west is the South Kona District

Kona District, Hawaii

Kona is the name of a moku or district on the Big Island of Hawaii in the State of Hawaii. In the current system of administration of Hawaii County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District and South Kona District . The term "Kona" is sometimes used to refer to its largest town,...

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Sugar cane was a large crop until 1996. Now coffee is growing in importance, with the Kaū Coffee Festival held in Pāhala.

The Southernmost point of the US is at Ka Lae Point in the Kaū District. However, although Palmyra Atoll

Palmyra Atoll

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 is an unorganized

Unorganized territory

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 incorporated territory

Incorporated territory

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 by the United States federal government and not part of a state within the US, the atoll is officially the most southern.

Lender and Insurance Redlining Of Lava Zone 1 and 2

Kau shares much in common with the district of Puna, Hawaii

Puna, Hawaii

Puna is one of the nine districts in Hawaii County, Big Island, Hawaii. The District of Puna is located on the easternmost portion of the island and shares borders to the north with the District of South Hilo and a border to the west with the District of Kaū...

. Both districts are situated on active volcanoes and contains large sections of land that are in Lava Flow Hazard Zones 1 and 2. Additionally, new lava zones 11, 12, and 13 are being established to account for current flow activity to reduce redlining

Redlining

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