Kaʻū is the southernmost and largest district (922 sq. miles or 2,388 km2)[1] of Hawaii County, Hawaii, located on the island of Hawaiʻi.
Kaʻū was one of the six original districts of ancient Hawaii on the island, known as moku.[2] It includes the areas of South Point (Ka Lae), Hawaiian Ocean View Estates (HOVE), Hawaiian Ocean View Ranchos (HOVR), now together known as Ocean View, Nīnole, Waiʻōhinu, Naʻālehu and Pāhala.[3]
The district contains much of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, including the volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, and Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach, Papakōlea (Green Sand) Beach and Kamilo Beach.[4] To the east of Kaʻū is the Puna District, and to the west is the South Kona District.[5]