WaipahuHawaii
Waipahu is a former sugarcane plantation town and now census-designated place (CDP) in the ʻEwa District on the island of Oʻahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 43,485.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Waipahu
Waipahu is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Hawaii.
Officially, Waipahu is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.68 square miles.
📰 Waipahu News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Waipahu Unique
- The only place in America named Waipahu — 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Waipahu
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Waipahu
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Hawaii's Plantation Village · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waipahu
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Waipahu
- August Ahrens Elementary School
- Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS
- Honowai Elementary School
- Kaleiopuu Elementary School
- Kanoelani Elementary School
- Waikele Elementary School
- Waipahu Elementary School
- Waipahu High School
- Waipahu Intermediate School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.