Wainiha Hawaii Map

About Wainiha, Hawaii

Wainiha is a locality in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 419. The population density is 65.6 people per km². Wainiha is located at 22.1921°N, 159.5467°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96714.

Wainiha unfolds where the verdant, steep walls of Wainiha Valley descend to meet the salt-spray air of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 16.1 miles west-northwest of Kapaa, HI (from Kapaa, HI: bearing 300°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Kilauea. The Wainiha River carves a dark, cool path through this landscape, its waters quickening as they spill toward the coast, where the surge of the tide marks the edge of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. To the south, the jagged silhouette of Lāʻau Ridge rises against the horizon, its heights often blurred by the mist that clings to the upper reaches of the island. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the terrain climbs toward the distant, shadowed canopy of the Haleleʻa Forest Reserve, while the singular, vertical drop of Limahuli Falls remains a silent sentinel in the deeper folds of the land.

Wainiha preserves a quiet dignity rooted in the ancient practice of taro loʻi, where the cultivation of the earth remains a persistent, rhythmic labor that honors long-standing traditions of stewardship. While the echoes of former sugarcane and pineapple economies have long since faded into the memory of the soil, the local character is defined by a profound sense of kuleana, a responsibility to the land that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the day. Travelers seeking the rugged interior might venture toward the Hanakāpīʻai Falls Trail, yet the true spirit of the place is found in the stillness of the morning light reflecting off the river, or in the distant, solitary presence of Mokuʻaeʻae far out at sea. Modern life here exists in careful balance with the wildness of the coast, far removed from the bustle of other islands, and for those who reside in Wainiha, the cycle of the tides and the seasonal rains provide a sufficient and grounding measure of time.

About This Wainiha Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wainiha, Hawaii. Coordinates: 22.192139, -159.546746. 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 Wainiha includes the ZIP code (96714), telephone area code (808), county seat of Kauai County (Līhuʻe), 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.