Halawa, Hawaii

About Halawa

Halawa, HI is a small unincorporated community located in central Hawaii.

Halawa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.39 square miles.

📰 Halawa News Today

• 15-year-old boy shot in Halawa, attempted murder investigation underway Hawaii News Now · Sep 19
• HPD investigates shooting of 15-year-old in Halawa KHON2 · Sep 19
• Two teen boys face several charges after teen shot in Halawa KITV · Sep 30
• 2 more teens charged in connection with Halawa attempted murder case Hawaii News Now · Sep 29
• Former Halawa inmate claims possible correctional facility corruption KITV · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Hawaii headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Halawa Unique

• The only place in America named Halawa — 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.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Halawa

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Halawa

• Teapresso Bar — bubble tea (café)
• Island Glazed Donuts — donut
• Islander Drive Inn
• Lagoon Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Pad Thai — thai
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Restaurant 604
• Salt Lake Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Sun Sun Ramen & Curry

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum · Museum
• USS Bowfin · Attraction
• Hitachi Tree · Attraction
• Moanalua Valley Trail Start (Kulana'ahane) · Attraction
• Pearl Harbor Visitor Center · Attraction
• Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Ro · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Halawa

• Bowfin Park reviews ★
• Ala Puumalu Community Park reviews ★
• Aliamanu Neighboorhood Park reviews ★
• Crosspointe Community Park reviews ★
• East Foster Village Community Park reviews ★
• Halawa District Park reviews ★
• Hoa Aloha Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Likini Street Mini Park reviews ★
• Moanalua Community Park reviews ★
• Moanalua Gardens reviews ★
• Oahu Veterans Center Park reviews ★
• Palm Circle reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Halawa

• Admiral Arthur W Radford High School
• Aliamanu Elementary School
• Aliamanu Middle School
• Makalapa Elementary School
• Moanalua Elementary School
• Moanalua High School
• Moanalua Middle School
• Red Hill Elementary School
• Salt Lake Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Halawa

🏘️ Nearby Communities