About Omao
Omao, HI is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Hawaii.
Omao holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.27 square miles.
📰 Omao News Today
- Teen critically injured in 3-vehicle crash on Kauai Hawaii News Now · Feb 23
- US Hard Enduro: 26 Pro Riders, 3 Finishers – Kawelo Huddy Wins Brutal Rnd2 in Hawaii Enduro21 | News · Feb 23
- Family of Kauai teen critically injured in 3-vehicle crash seeks help Hawaii News Now · Feb 26
- Multiple traffic projects to impact drivers across Hawaii KHON2 · Jul 22
- 'Oma'o, HI Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 26
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Omao Unique
- The only place in America named Omao — 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Tree Tunnel · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.27 sq mi
Coordinates21.9366, -159.4857