Kapolei, Hawaii

About Kapolei

Kapolei, HI is a small unincorporated community located in western Hawaii.

Officially, Kapolei is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.37 square miles.

📰 Kapolei News Today

• Man hospitalized in serious condition after apparent stabbing in Kapolei KITV · Aug 15
• S. Beretania @ Maunakea St - Live Traffic Camera WeatherBug · Aug 17
• Coast Guard, partners rescue 7 people, 1 dog during flash floods on Oahu United States Coast Guard News (.mil) · Mar 21
• Voter service centers open across Hawaii to assist with early voting KHON2 · Jul 27
• Kapolei Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kapolei Unique

• The only place in America named Kapolei — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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 western 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 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kapolei

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kapolei

• Plantation Tavern
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Aloha Salads
• Assagio's — italian
• Brick Oven Pizza — pizza
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Chun Wah Kam Noodle Factory — chinese
• Denny's — american
• Genki Sushi — sushi
• Hapa Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Big Kahuna · Attraction
• Da Flowrider · Attraction
• Island Adventure Golf · Attraction
• Island Racer · Attraction
• Shaka · Attraction
• Wet n' Wild Hawaii · Theme park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kapolei

• Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Kapolei Community Park reviews ★
• Kapolei Knolls Community Park reviews ★
• Kapolei Regional Park reviews ★
• Villages of Kapolei Neighborhood (A'eloa) Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kapolei

• Barbers Point Elementary School
• DreamHouse Ewa Beach
• Hookele Elementary School
• Kapolei Charter School by Goodwill Hawaii
• Kapolei Elementary School
• Kapolei High School
• Kapolei Middle School
• Makakilo Elementary School
• Mauka Lani Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kapolei

🏘️ Nearby Communities