Waialua Hawaii Map

About Waialua, Hawaii

Waialua is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,062. The population density is 715.8 people per km². Waialua is located at 21.5674°N, 158.1205°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP codes: 96748, 96791.

Waialua persists as a quiet expanse where the trade winds carry the scent of salt and drying earth across a landscape defined by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. It lies 7.0 miles northwest of Schofield Barracks, HI (from Schofield Barracks, HI: bearing 322°T), and is situated 8.3 miles northwest of Wahiawa. The land here slopes gently toward the water, a flat, verdant plain that feels anchored by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Waianae Range rising against the western sky. Nearby, the Kaukonahua Stream carves a slow path through the soil, winding toward the coast, while the stillness of Lokoea remains a dark, reflective eye amidst the fields. At the center of the local geography, the Waialua Bandstand Park serves as a modest focal point, a place where the light at dusk turns the surrounding foliage into deep, shifting shades of emerald and bruised gold.

Waialua remembers the long era of sugarcane, an industry that once dictated the rhythm of every day and left behind a legacy of corrugated metal sheds and wide, unhurried roads. While the plantation whistles have long since fallen silent, the economy has shifted toward smaller, diversified agriculture, keeping the connection to the soil vital and present. Beyond the immediate fields, one might traverse the Dupont Trail or look toward the distant silhouettes of Wānanapaoa Island and the lush, hidden depths of the Mokulēʻia Forest Reserve. History here is not merely a record of the past but a living kuleana, felt in the way the morning mist clings to Kawailoa Gulch or in the long, rhythmic pull of the tide. Life in Waialua moves with the deliberate pace of a tide-swept shoreline, where the memory of labor and the persistence of the natural world find a quiet, enduring equilibrium.

About This Waialua Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waialua, Hawaii. Coordinates: 21.567445, -158.120525. 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 Waialua includes the ZIP code (96748, 96791), telephone area code (808), county seat of Honolulu County (Honolulu), and school district assignment (Hawaii Department of Education).

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.