Wailuku, Hawaii

About Wailuku

Set in the central part of Hawaii, Wailuku is a small unincorporated community.

Wailuku holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.26 square miles.

📰 Wailuku News Today

• Man arrested after alleged burglary attempt, assault on officers in Wailuku Hawaii News Now · Jul 17
• It’s Election Day: Here’s what you need to know before polls close at 7 p.m. Maui Now · Aug 8
• Wailuku Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• SHIGE YAMADA Obituary (2026) - Wailuku, HI hawaiiobituaries.com · Mar 29
• Ruby Lea DeBlasio Obituary (2026) - Wailuku, HI - Nakamura Mortuary & Crematory Legacy obituary · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wailuku Unique

• The only place in America named Wailuku — 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

• 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 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Wailuku

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wailuku

• Stillwell's Bakery & Cafe (café)
• A Saigon Cafe
• BBQ & Chinise
• Ba Le sandwich shop — vietnamese
• Bamboo Grille
• Lei's Family Class Act (café)
• Maui Coffee Attic (café)
• Miyako Sushi Inc — sushi
• Sam Sato's — japanese
• Tasty Crust

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical · Museum
• Maui Nui Botanical Gardens · Attraction
• Quarter-Mile Falls Trailhead · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wailuku

• Papohaku Park reviews ★
• ʻĪao Valley State Monument reviews ★
• Bush · Garden reviews ★
• Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument reviews ★
• Kehalani Mauka Park reviews ★
• Keopuolani Park reviews ★
• Kepaniwai Park reviews ★
• Mokuhau Park reviews ★
• Waiehu Terrace Park reviews ★
• Wailuku Elementary School Park reviews ★
• Wailuku Heights Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Wailuku

• Henry Perrine Baldwin High School
• Iao Intermediate School
• Puu Kukui Elementary School
• Waihee Elementary School
• Wailuku Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Maui Memorial Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating)

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wailuku

🏘️ Nearby Communities