Urban Honolulu, Hawaii

About Urban Honolulu

Urban Honolulu, HI is a big city located in central Hawaii, home to 344,967 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 1st largest city in Hawaii and the 56th largest in the entire United States.

Officially, Urban Honolulu is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 60.62 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 5,691 residents per square mile.

📰 Urban Honolulu News Today

• Building a more connected, resilient, and sustainable urban Honolulu The Business Journals · Oct 2
• Battle for urban Honolulu House seat pits incumbent against seasoned politician Hawaii Public Radio · Aug 7
• How many people live in the Honolulu, HI area? USAFacts · Mar 4
• Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Hawaii Stacker · Sep 24
• How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu’s concrete jungle AP News · Apr 1

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 Urban Honolulu Unique

• The largest city in Hawaii — the economic and cultural anchor of the state.
• The only place in America named Urban Honolulu — 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

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Urban Honolulu

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Urban Honolulu

• 3660 On The Rise — asian
• AAA Local BBQ
• ADEZ Steakhouse & Lounge — steak house
• Agu Ramen — japanese
• Aloha Cones
• Aloha Table Waikiki — hawaiian
• Aloha Vietnamese Foots — vietnamese
• Aoki Teppanyaki
• Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar — pizza
• Arancino

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Adventure VR · Arcade
• Aloha Sails Waikiki · Attraction
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum · Museum
• Capitol Modern · Museum
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Hawaii Children's Discovery Center · Museum
• Hawaii Mission Houses Museum · Museum
• Honolulu Police Department Museum · Museum
• Honolulu Zoo · Zoo
• Island Splash Tours · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Urban Honolulu

• Centennial Park Waikiki reviews ★
• Foster Botanical Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Ka Papa Lo‘i o Kānewai · Garden reviews ★
• Ke'ehi Lagoon Memorial reviews ★
• Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden · Attraction reviews ★
• Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Punahoa Heritage Forest reviews ★
• Sand Island State Recreation Area reviews ★
• Waikīkī MLCD · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Waikīkī-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Aala Park reviews ★
• Ala Moana Beach Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Urban Honolulu

• Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind
• Kalihi Elementary School
• Kalihi Kai Elementary School
• King David Kalakaua Middle School
• Major General William R Shafter Elementary School
• Palolo Elementary School
• Pauoa Elementary School
• President George Washington Middle School
• President Theodore Roosevelt High School
• Princess Victoria Kaiulani Elementary School
• Puuhale Elementary School
• Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School
• Royal Elementary School
• Waikiki 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 Urban Honolulu

🏘️ Nearby Communities