Wailua, Hawaii

About Wailua

Set in the northwestern part of Hawaii, Wailua is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Wailua is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.54 square miles.

📰 Wailua News Today

• Woman arrested after crash critically injures motorcyclist in Wailua Hawaii News Now · Jul 31
• From Cravings to Creation, Wailua Granola Co. Took Shape Hawaii Business Magazine · Jun 5
• The Most Charming River Towns In Hawaii worldatlas.com · Jun 27
• More bad weather coming The Garden Island · Mar 12
• The Paddling Trail in Hawaii That’s Better Than Most Hikes Only In Your State · May 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wailua Unique

• The only place in America named Wailua — 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Wailua

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wailua

• Imua Coffee Roasters (café)
• Napali Brewing Co.
• Saimin Dojo — japanese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Art Cafe Hemingway (café)
• Bobby V's
• Bubba's
• Chicken in a barrel
• Coconut Thai & Chinese Cuisine
• El Rey del Mar Food Truck — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Fern Grotto · Attraction
• Kamokila Hawaiian Village · Attraction
• Kayak Starts · Attraction
• Kayak Wailua · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wailua

• Nounou Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Waipouli Park reviews ★
• Japanese Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Kapaa Beach Park reviews ★
• Kapaa New Park reviews ★
• Lydgate Beach Park reviews ★
• Smith's Tropical Paradise reviews ★
• Wailua Homesteads Park reviews ★
• Wailua River State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wailua

🏘️ Nearby Communities