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
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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
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
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.