Waikapu, Hawaii
CDP
About Waikapu
Set in the central part of Hawaii, Waikapu is a small unincorporated community.
Waikapu holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 11.02 square miles.
📰 Waikapu News Today
- Maui compost facility uses ‘hot composting’ to combat coconut rhinoceros beetle Hawaii News Now · Jul 6
- Three coconut rhinoceros beetles found dead in traps in Waikapu KITV · Jun 12
- Maui man killed after crashing into school bus identified Hawaii News Now · May 15
- Hawaii Organics Compost opens green waste recycling facility - Waste Today - Waste Today - · Oct 20
- DHHL AWARDS 52 TURNKEY HOMES IN WAIKAPŪ, MAUI dhhl.hawaii.gov · Jun 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Waikapu Unique
- The only place in America named Waikapu — 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.
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 5 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Maui Tropical Plantation · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area11.02 sq mi
Coordinates20.8366, -156.5306