About Kailua
Set in the southeastern part of Hawaii, Kailua is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Kailua is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.8 square miles.
📰 Kailua News Today
- Hurricane Lala conditions in Kailua on Oahu Hawaii News Now · Aug 16
- Karla Jeremiah Obituary (2026) - Honolulu, HI hawaiiobituaries.com · Aug 16
- Kailua, Hawaii Precipitation Map | MSN Weather MSN · Aug 17
- Kailua, Hawaii County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- I-H1 @ Liliha St - Live Traffic Camera WeatherBug · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Kailua Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Island living in the Pacific — year-round tropical climate.
- Positioned in southeastern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Kailua
📍 Alii Cove📍 Alii Kai📍 Aloha Kona📍 Hillcrest📍 Honokōhau📍 Hōlualoa📍 Kamaaina Hale📍 Kamakana Viillages at Keahuolu📍 Kaniohale at the Villages of Laʻiʻopua📍 Kona Billfisher📍 Kona Mansions V📍 Kona Pacific📍 Malulani Gardens📍 Pualani Estates📍 Villages of Laʻiʻopua - Village 4 (Akau)📍 Villages of Laʻiʻopua - Village 5
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Kailua
- 808 Grindz Cafe — asian
- Basik Açaí Cafe — breakfast (café)
- Foster's Kitchen — american
- Habaneros Grill — mexican
- Harbor House Restaurant — american
- Herbivores — american (café)
- HiCO Hawaiian Coffee (café)
- Huggo's — regional
- Island Ono Loa Grill — american
- Kona Coffee & Tea — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Hale Hoʻokipa Visitor Contact Station · Museum
- Hulihe‘e Palace Museum · Museum
- Paradise Sailing Hawaii · Attraction
- Aloha Dolphin Tours · Attraction
- Fire Hatt Sportfishing Charters · Attraction
- Hanamana · Attraction
- Hang Loose Boat Tours · Attraction
- Honl's Beach · Attraction
- Hula Daddy Kona Coffee · Attraction
- Humdinger · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kailua
- Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park reviews ★
- Discovery Treehouse reviews ★
- Hale Hālāwai reviews ★
- Hillcrest Park reviews ★
- Kailua Kona Keiki Park reviews ★
- Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area reviews ★
- Pualani Blue Park reviews ★
- Queen Liliokalani Park reviews ★
- Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Kailua
- Aikahi Elementary School
- Enchanted Lake Elementary School
- Ka'ohao Public Charter School
- Kaelepulu Elementary School
- Kailua Elementary School
- Kailua High School
- Kailua Intermediate School
- Kainalu Elementary School
- Kalaheo High School
- Kealakehe Elementary School
- Keolu Elementary School
- Maunawili Elementary School
- Mokapu Elementary School
- Olomana School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Adventist Health Castle ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area13.8 sq mi
Coordinates19.6456, -155.9977