N?nole is the name of two unincorporated communities on the island of Hawai?i in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language N?nole means "bending". Ninole also has the highest percentage of people of Italian descent in Hawaii.One N?nole is in the Ka?? District south of Route 11 adjacent to the south of Punalu?u Beach. It was on N?nole Cove, a small bay at the shore of what is now Sea Mountain Golf Course. The village was the birthplace of Henry ??p?kaha?ia who inspired the missionary movement that forever changed Hawaii. It was mostly destroyed by a tsunami after the 1868 Hawaii earthquake. Its elevation is 85�feet. Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "N?nole" in 2000.The other N?nole is on the H?m?kua Coast north of Hilo along Route 19 south of P?pa?aloa and north of Hakalau. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 96773.