Explore Kalaeloa, Hawaii, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kalaeloa, Hawaii. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Hawaii or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kalaeloa.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Kalaeloa |
| State | Hawaii (HI) |
| County | Honolulu County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| Latitude | 21.313508 |
| Longitude | -158.06503 |
| Population | 2,364 |
| Density | 149.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 96707 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| County Seat | Honolulu |
| School District | Hawaii Department of Education |
Kalaeloa emerges from a landscape defined by the stark, porous architecture of ancient volcanic flows, where the earth remains hardened into a jagged, sun-bleached mosaic. It lies 1.3 miles west-southwest of Kapolei, HI (from Kapolei, HI: bearing 239°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west of East Honolulu. The terrain slopes gently toward the Pacific Ocean, which waits two miles away as a shifting expanse of cobalt, its presence signaled by the rhythmic, salt-heavy breath of the trade winds that sweep across the open flats. To the north, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Waianae Range commands the horizon, while the shallow depression of Makakilo Gulch marks the land just a mile to the east. Within this expanse, the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area occupies the immediate ground, preserving a quiet, rugged character that feels untouched by the frantic pace of more crowded districts. Evenings here bring a particular quality of light, as the setting sun bruises the horizon with deep violets and golds, casting long, stark shadows across the low-lying scrub and basalt rock.
Kalaeloa carries the weight of a complex history, once echoing with the industry of aviation and the movement of personnel, though its current economy reflects a transition toward careful stewardship and land management. The memory of agriculture lingers in the soil, a subtle reminder of the generations who once tended to the land long before the modern grid arrived. While the Nānākuli Forest Reserve stands six miles away as a verdant sanctuary, and the waters of Honouliuli Stream flow four miles out, the immediate vicinity remains defined by its disciplined, open vistas. The spirit of the place is anchored by a deep sense of kuleana, an enduring responsibility to the land that manifests in the quiet maintenance of its unique, arid beauty. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pulse, far removed from the bustle of the coast, as if the land itself demands a patient, observant attention from those who walk its paths.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kalaeloa, Hawaii. Coordinates: 21.313508, -158.06503. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Kalaeloa includes the ZIP code (96707), telephone area code (808), county seat of Honolulu County (Honolulu), and school district assignment (Hawaii Department of Education).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |