Welina mai kākou ! The Keaukaha Community Association (KCA) is the official representative body of the native Hawaiian families living in the Hawaiian Home Land neighborhood of Keaukaha in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. This community was founded in 1924, and it was initially called Kūhiō Settlement, named after Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, who was Hawaiʻi's representative in the US Congress (1903-1922). Keaukaha is now not only the oldest Hawaiian Home Lands community on Hawaiʻi Island but also the oldest residential neighborhood established under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.
Over the years, various community associations have been formed in Keaukaha, but in 1981, the current KCA changed its name. This happened when the Panaʻewa Hawaiian Home Lands Community Association (PHHLCA) was established. Previously, KCA was known as the Keaukaha-Panaʻewa Community Association, and it represented Hawaiian Home Land beneficiaries living in both Keaukaha and those who were relocated to Panaʻewa due to the expansion of the Hilo International Airport. Today, both the Keaukaha and Panaʻewa communities and their respective associations work together to speak up for and support Hawaiian Home Land beneficiaries.
Association Meetings Are as follows:
Board Meeting: 1st Wednesday of every month, 5pm, at Mod 1 Keaukaha Elementary. In person only.
*General Membership Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of every month, 6:30pm, Keaukaha cafeteria.
Puhi Bay/Keaukaha Beach Committee Meeting: 4th Wednesday of every month, 6:30pm, Keaukaha cafeteria. In person only.
*(You may attend the General Membership meetings in person or join them virtually through Zoom. You do not need to be a member to attend, but membership is encouraged. Zoom Meeting ID: 834 3709 3025
Passcode: keaukaha)
If you would like to present at any of the above meetings, contact the KCA Secretary, Mona Lee-Ubedei, at kcasecretary1924@gmail.com
A century of change and community-building
100 years of homesteading
Join the Keaukaha community in celebrating a century of history, growth, and unity as our beloved community gears up for its 100th anniversary in December 2024.