Kawela Bay, Hawaii

About Kawela Bay

Kawela Bay, HI is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Hawaii.

Kawela Bay holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.58 square miles.

📰 Kawela Bay News Today

• Hollywood Loves This Beach in Hawaii (They’ve Filmed Dozens of Movies Here) HulaLand · Apr 29
• 5 'Hunger Games' Filming Locations You Should Visit In Hawaii Elite Daily · Sep 22
• Kawela Bay, HI Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 25
• Lawsuit Could Upend Wider Turtle Bay Development Plans Honolulu Civil Beat · Jun 22
• How to adventure on Oahu’s North Shore at Turtle Bay Resort HAWAIʻI Magazine · Dec 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kawela Bay Unique

• The only place in America named Kawela Bay — 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.
• Positioned in northwestern Hawaii, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kawela Bay

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kawela Bay

• Roy’s Beach House

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Banyan Tree · Attraction
• Swing rope · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kawela Bay

🏘️ Nearby Communities