Wahiawa, Hawaii

About Wahiawa

Set in the northwestern part of Hawaii, Wahiawa is a small unincorporated community.

Wahiawa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.29 square miles.

📰 Wahiawa News Today

• Wahiawa mother turns backyard baking passion into popular self-serve stand Hawaii News Now · Aug 13
• LTC. YOSHIAKI KAKAZU hawaiiobituaries.com · Jun 28
• New voter service centers open on Oʻahu ahead of Primary Election khon2.com · Aug 3
• Four City emergency shelters now open ahead of third Kona low system City and County of Honolulu (.gov) · Apr 8
• Man indicted for alleged stabbing at Wahiawa McDonald’s KITV · Aug 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wahiawa Unique

• The only place in America named Wahiawa — 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 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wahiawa

• Barbecue Chicken in a Barrel — barbecue
• Barrio Cafe — mexican
• Clau & Chui's Cocina — mexican
• El Palenque — mexican
• Goldan Coin Restaurant & Bakery — filipino
• Great Wall Chinese Restaurant — chinese
• Guyeb Cafe — breakfast
• Keo's Kitchen — thai
• Koa Pancake House — breakfast
• Maharajas Foods (Vegan & Vegetarian) — lunch

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Goodwill · Attraction
• Wahiwa General Hospital Thrift Shop · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wahiawa

• Wahiawa Botannical Garden reviews ★
• Alahulu Square Community Park reviews ★
• Iliahi District Park reviews ★
• Lake Wilson Freshwater Park reviews ★
• Wahiawa District Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Wahiawa

• Daniel K Inouye Elementary School
• Helemano Elementary School
• Iliahi Elementary School
• Kaala Elementary School
• Kamalani Academy
• Leilehua High School
• Major Sheldon Wheeler Elementary School
• Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School
• Sergeant Samuel K Solomon Elementary School
• Wahiawa Elementary School
• Wahiawa Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wahiawa

🏘️ Nearby Communities