Koloa Map
Koloa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kaua'i County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 1,942 at the 2000 census. Koloa is often incorrectly translated as native duck, which is the correct translation for the similar-looking koloa (without the macron). K?loa has no known translation. According to one account, the district K?loa was named for a steep rock called Pali-o-k?-loa which was found in 'Waikomo' stream. The first successful sugar plantation in the Islands was started here in 1835. It became a part of Grove Farm in 1948.
K?loa is located at 21°54?26?N 159°27?57?W / 21.90722°N 159.46583°W / 21.90722; -159.46583 (21.907137, -159.465877).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.
Nearby cities include Lihue, Waimea, Kapaa, Kekaha, Anahola.