Waikele, Hawaii

About Waikele

Waikele, HI is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Hawaii.

Waikele holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.1 square miles.

📰 Waikele News Today

• Humane Society captures 2 of 3 dogs believed to have killed cats, attacked a person in Waikele KHON2 · Jul 15
• Businesses opening soon at Waikele Premium Outlets this spring | News KITV · Apr 21
• Saks Off 5th stores to close at Waikele, Ala Moana - Honolulu Star-Advertiser Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Jan 30
• UPDATE: DOH follow-up in­spection allows Leonard’s malasadas food truck in Waikele to reopen Spectrum News · Oct 29
• Ala Moana, Waikele Saks Off Fifth stores to close amid bankruptcy The Business Journals · Jan 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Waikele Unique

• The only place in America named Waikele — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Waikele

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Waikele

• Chili's — tex-mex
• Genki Sushi — sushi
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Pearl

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waikele

• Mitsuo "Mits" Shito Waikele Neighborhood Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Waikele

🏘️ Nearby Communities