Explore Waialua, 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 Waialua, 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 Waialua.
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 | Waialua |
| State | Hawaii (HI) |
| County | Maui County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| Latitude | 21.567445 |
| Longitude | -158.120525 |
| Population | 4,062 |
| Density | 715.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 96748, 96791 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| County Seat | Wailuku |
| School District | Hawaii Department of Education |
Waialua draws its character from the constant movement of the Waialua Stream, which carves a path through the lowlands toward the Pacific Ocean. It lies 16.3 miles north-northwest of Lahaina, HI (from Lahaina, HI: bearing 340°T), and is situated 10.4 miles northwest of Napili-Honokowai. The topography here is shaped by the Pūniuʻōhuanui Gulch, creating a textured landscape where the land meets the salt-heavy air of the coast. In the distance, the Alanuipuhipaka Ridge rises as a silent sentinel against the sky, while the nearby Kula‘alamihi Fishpond reflects the shifting light of the passing clouds. The horizon is punctuated by the silhouette of Kanahā Rock, visible across the water as the tide pulls rhythmically against the shore. Visitors and residents alike share the coastline with the seasonal visitors of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, where the quiet surface of the sea often betrays the immense life moving just beneath the blue.
Waialua carries the legacy of its agricultural roots, though the vast fields once dominated by sugarcane and pineapple have long since given way to a more diverse, quiet economy. The persistent trade winds carry the scent of plumeria, a reminder of the deep kuleana held by those who work the soil and steward the shoreline. For those seeking the solitude of the landscape, the Wailau Trail offers a passage into the rugged terrain that defines the periphery of the region, while Hīpuapua Falls remains a distant, cooling promise in the hills. The pace of life in Waialua remains tethered to the natural cycles of the sun and the swell, maintaining an identity that honors its history of Polynesian voyaging and the enduring importance of the land.
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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 Maui County (Wailuku), 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. |