Waialua, Hawaii
CDP
About Waialua
Waialua is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hawaii.
Waialua holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.19 square miles.
📰 Waialua News Today
- Video - Hawaii National Guard assists Waialua community with severe weather preparations DVIDS · Aug 4
- Crews work to repair 16-inch water main break in Waialua Hawaii News Now · Aug 1
- City opens Community Assistance Center at Waialua District Park for North Shore residents | Office of the Mayor City and County of Honolulu (.gov) · Mar 26
- Waialua Bulldogs Junior Varsity Baseball (Waialua, HI) Schedule Sports Illustrated · Jul 29
- Waialua Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Waialua Unique
- The only place in America named Waialua — 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 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Waialua
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Waialua
- Big Wave Shrimp Truck — seafood
- Cafe Haleiwa (café)
- Da Seafood Cartel — seafood
- Jenny's Food Truck — shrimp
- Kaimana Shave Ice — dessert
- Killer Tacos — mexican
- Nani's Cafe & Buffet
- North Shore Coffee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
- Old Sugar Mill's Waialua Coffee & Chocolate (café)
- Surf N Salsa — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Nā Mea Kūpono Learning Center · Attraction
- Pohaku Lanai · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waialua
- Aweoweo Beach Park reviews ★
- Dole Community Park (Private) reviews ★
- Kaiaka Bay Beach Park reviews ★
- Kamananui Park reviews ★
- Waialua Band Stand Park reviews ★
- Waialua District Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Waialua
- Waialua Elementary School
- Waialua High & Intermediate School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.19 sq mi
Coordinates21.5674, -158.1205