The name Kaneohe is derived from the Hawaiian language which literally means Bamboo man; a name given to a place based on an old story of a Hawaiian woman when she compared her husbands malevolence with the edge of a cutting bamboo. In old times, Kaneohe was an expanse of agricultural land owing to an abundance of rainfall in the State of Hawaii. However, currently the only significant commercial crop is banana which is found in abundance throughout the region. Nowadays Kaneohe is a residential area with very little agriculture. Kaneohe has great attractions for tourists with beautiful beaches and magnificent shores. Kaneohe is surrounded by towns such as Kailua which falls to its east and Marine Corps Base with a road that leads to Honolulu and Halawa. The botanical Garden provides a calm environment to the locals and tourists where they can spend time in the soothing greens. The shorelines of Kaneohe are excellent picnic resorts with their peaceful surroundings and provide fun to tourists and locals alike. The district also has a network of major roads and interstates which makes it easy for people to commute.

Kaneohe is also a commercial district with great activities in trade, industry and education etc. After the disaster that was brought after the Second World War, the progress in the sugar industry was brought to and end. Being an agricultural land previously, the fertility of its lands was destroyed by the war but it has been revived and the land is now able to sustain the vegetation. Sugar which was one a booming industry is now replaced by cultivation of rice which is now a major agricultural product. Fishing is also one of the major sources of income for the people of Kaneohe. The land is prosperous in economic terms with the average household annual income of over sixty thousand dollars which is relatively higher than the other district situated in Hawaii.