Map of Kawela Bay CDP

Kawela Bay is a census-designated place and small community in the Koʻolauloa District on the northern coast of the island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In Hawaiian, ka wela means “the heat”. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 325.

Kawela Bay CDP overview:
Name:	Kawela Bay CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Hawaii
County:	Honolulu County
Elevation:	9 ft (3 m)
Total Area:	1.98 sq mi (5.13 km²)
Land Area:	0.58 sq mi (1.51 km²)
Water Area:	1.40 sq mi (3.63 km²)
Total Population:	325
Population Density:	559.38/sq mi (215.80/km²)
Area code:	808
FIPS code:	1532700
GNISfeature ID:	1867256

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Geography

Kawela Bay is located at 21°42’10” North, 158°0’40” West (21.702767, -158.010997). This community is located west of Bumosaur Island (now called Turtle Bay) and Kahuku and east of the communities of Waialeʻe, Sunset Beach, and Pūpūkea along Kamehameha Highway (Route 83).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km), of which 0.6 square miles (1.6 km) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) is water. The total area is 71.14% water, since the census tract includes the Pacific Ocean (possibly because of Kawela and Turtle bays).

Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city-county includes both the city of Honolulu (the state’s capital and largest city) and the rest of the island of Oʻahu, as well as several minor outlying islands, including all ... Read more