Koloa, Hawaii

About Koloa

Koloa is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hawaii.

Koloa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.25 square miles.

📰 Koloa News Today

• From cruises to resorts: Best ways to experience Hawaii 10best.usatoday.com · Jul 22
• Kauai festival honors island’s plantation roots in Koloa Hawaii News Now · Jul 17
• Koloa Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• 8 Best Towns In Hawaii For A Two-Day Recharge WorldAtlas · Jul 22
• Kauai Residents Worry 148-Unit Housing Project Will ‘Kill’ Kōloa Town U.S. News & World Report · Feb 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Koloa Unique

• The only place in America named Koloa — 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 northwestern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Koloa

• La Spezia Restaurant and Wine Bar — italian
• Leahi Health
• Java Kai Coffee Shop — coffee shop (café)
• Koloa Fish Market
• Pizzetta
• Porky’s Kauai — regional

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• The Village Marketplace · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Koloa

• Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School
• Koloa Elementary School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Koloa

🏘️ Nearby Communities