Kukuihaele is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 281 at the 2020 census. Kukuihaele is located on the north side of the island of Hawaii at 20°7′10″N 155°34′16″W / 20.11944°N 155.57111°W. It sits at an elevation of 730 feet atop cliffs overlooking Waipio Bay. Hawaii Route 240 passes through the south…Kukuihaele is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 281 at the 2020 census. Kukuihaele is located on the north side of the island of Hawaii at 20°7′10″N 155°34′16″W / 20.11944°N 155.57111°W. It sits at an elevation of 730 feet atop cliffs overlooking Waipio Bay. Hawaii Route 240 passes through the southern part of the community, ending less than 1 mile to the west at an overlook into the Waipio Valley, and leading east 7 miles to Honokaa. Hilo is 50 miles to the southeast.