Kahotea Marae is located 6 kms north of Ootorohanga, in the Waikato region. Its principal hapuu are Ngaati Apakura, Ngaati Hinetuu, Matakore and Ngaati Pare te Kawa.
The wharenui is Whatihua and the wharekai is Puna-o-Te-Aroha. Kahotea connects ancestrally to the Tainui waka and the tribal collective of Ngaati Maniapoto.