About Wailea
Wailea is a small unincorporated community in central Hawaii.
Officially, Wailea is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.44 square miles.
📰 Wailea News Today
- Papaikou-Wailea, HI Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 16
- Police investigate alleged theft of luxury items on Maui, arrests made Hawaii News Now · Jul 30
- Wailea Village helps Maui shine with local shops and restaurants ABC7 Bay Area · Mar 11
- Revisiting Maui's Grand Wailea Resort after its redo Travel Weekly · Jun 6
- Wailea Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Wailea Unique
- The only place in America named Wailea — 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.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Wailea
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Wailea
- Coconut's Fish Cafe — seafood
- Fred's Mexican Café
- Humuhumunukunukuapua'a
- Manoli's Pizza Co. — pizza
- Maui Thai Bistro — thai
- Morimoto
- Mulligans on the Blue
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Sarento's On The Beach
- Taqueria Cruz — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Turtle Town · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wailea
- Kamaole Park II reviews ★
- Kamaole Park III reviews ★
- Keawakapu I Beach Park reviews ★
- Keawakapu II Beach Park reviews ★
- Keonikai Park reviews ★
- Kilohana Park reviews ★
- Ulua Beach Park reviews ★
- Wailea Beach reviews ★
- Kamaole Beach Park reviews ★
- Makena Landing Beach Park reviews ★
- Moana Estates Park reviews ★
- Palauea Beach Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateHawaii
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area7.44 sq mi
Coordinates20.6823, -156.4353