Waialua, Hawaii
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Waialua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96791. It stands on Kaukonahua Stream. The Survey maps it on the Haleiwa quadrangle. 4,062 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 13 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWaialua grew from 3,860 to 4,062 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,860 | |
| 2020 | 4,062 | +202 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Haleiwa quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Haleiwa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Haleiwa quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Haleiwa quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Haleiwa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
344 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Waialua between 1992 and 2019, burning about 12,688 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 342 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Waialua: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waialua Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waialua in 36 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 27 heavy rain, 6 wildfire, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Waialua | $60,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Waialua | $40,000 | Persistent heavy rain fell across the island of Oahu. Water flooded a residence in Waialua and over a foot of water was reported on Farrington Highway. Flooding was also reported at Waialua High and Intermediate School, and Komo St and Waialua Beach Rd, Waialua. |
| February 2021 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| February 2020 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| October 2020 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| February 2018 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| February 2018 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| November 2018 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| December 2016 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| December 2016 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| January 2009 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Heavy Rain | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Wildfire | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Wildfire | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Wildfire | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Wildfire | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Wildfire | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Wildfire | Waialua | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Flood | Waialua | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranch Camp | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Kamoʻoloa | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Thompson Corner | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Haleʻiwa | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Mokulēʻia | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mokulēʻia Beach Colony | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Kawailoa Beach | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Kapaeloa | 4.9 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Waialua | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2802599 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 364543. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








