About Kailua
Kailua is a small unincorporated community in northern Hawaii.
Officially, Kailua is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.77 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 northern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Kailua
- Buzz's Steakhouse — steak house
- Cactus — latin american
- California Pizza Kitchen — pizza
- Cinnamon's Restaurant
- Crepes No Ka 'Oi — crepe
- Kalapawai Market
- Maui Brewing Company — american
- Morning Brew (café)
- Over Easy — breakfast
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Manoa Chocolate Company · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kailua
- Kailua District Park reviews ★
- Enchanted Lake Community Park reviews ★
- Kaelepulu Mini Park reviews ★
- Kailua Beach Park reviews ★
- Kalaheo Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Kalama Beach Park reviews ★
- Kawai Nui Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Keolu Hills Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Keolu skate park reviews ★
- Lanikai Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area7.77 sq mi
Coordinates21.3968, -157.7358