Kainoa is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: Kainoa Bailey (born 1995), American soccer player Kainoa Ballungay (born 2001), Filipino-American basketball player Kainoa Correa (born 1988), American baseball coach Kainoa Lloyd (born 1994), Canadian rugby union player

See also Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr. (born 1969), American singer-songwriter