Waimalu, Hawaii

About Waimalu

Waimalu, HI is a small unincorporated community located in northern Hawaii.

Waimalu holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.83 square miles.

📰 Waimalu News Today

• HPD traffic investigation closes Waimalu off-ramp Hawaii News Now · Aug 6
• 3 adults, 3 children injured in H-1 east collision near Waimalu exit KITV · Jun 14
• H-1 lane reopens after crews weld drain grate back into place | First Alert Traffic Hawaii News Now · Jul 13
• Police investigate overnight burglary at a restaurant at Waimalu Shopping Center KITV · Jan 31
• Waimalu, Hawaii Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Waimalu Unique

• The only place in America named Waimalu — 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 northern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Waimalu

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Waimalu

• Anna Miller's — american
• Big City Diner — american
• Boston’s — pizza
• Bravo — italian
• Cajun King — cajun
• California Pizza Kitchen — pizza
• Catania Ristorante Italiano — italian
• Chez Sports Bar & Grill
• Chun Wah Kam Noodle Factory — chinese
• Forty Niner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Tilt · Arcade
• USS Arizona · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waimalu

• 🏞️ Pearl Harbor National Memorial · National Park reviews ★
• Ewa Forest Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kaahele Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Kaonohi Park reviews ★
• Pearlridge Community Park reviews ★
• Waimalu Neighborhood Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Waimalu

🏘️ Nearby Communities