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Waialua (Hawaiian pronunciation: [vɐjəˈluwə]) is a census-designated place and North Shore community in the Waialua District on the island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 4,062.

Waialua was one of the six original districts of ancient Hawaii on the island, known as moku. Waialua is a former (sugar) mill town and residential area, quite different in its quiet ambiance from nearby Haleʻiwa, which is more commercial and tourist oriented. The Waialua Sugar Mill is the center of this town and the historical base of its plantation history.

The U.S. postal code for Waialua is 96791.

Waialua CDP overview:
Name:	Waialua CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Hawaii
County:	Honolulu County
Elevation:	13 ft (4 m)
Total Area:	2.39 sq mi (6.19 km²)
Land Area:	2.19 sq mi (5.68 km²)
Water Area:	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km²)
Total Population:	4,062
Population Density:	1,853.95/sq mi (715.75/km²)
ZIP code:	96791
Area code:	808
FIPS code:	1574000
GNISfeature ID:	0364543

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History

Many of the current families living in Waialua are the results of agricultural industry which began in the early 20th century. There was an increased demand for workers as the industry grew, resulting in workers being brought in from China, Portugal, Japan, Korea, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Spain and other areas. Upon arriving in Hawaii, many of these workers were assigned to work in the sugarcane plantations in Waialua. During the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the sugar production decreased as increasing labor and production costs caused producers to move overseas. Many of the families brought to Waialua during the sugar rush remained here and many of their descendants reside there today.

During World War II the twin guns from USS Saratoga were installed 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off Kamehameha Highway near Waialua for use as gun batteries attached to Hawaiian Pineapple Company Camp Brodie 4.

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Geography

Waialua is located at 21°34’31” north, 158°7’46” west (21.575300, -158.129457), southwest of Haleʻiwa, reached on Waialua Beach Road (State Rte. 82) or Kaukonahua Road (State Rte. 830). Kaukonahua Road turns eastward and, as State Rte. 803 then 801 runs up into the central plateau of Oʻahu to Wahiawā or (as 803) to Schofield Barracks. Farrington Highway (State Rte. 930) runs westward to Mokulēʻia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km) is water. The total area is 8.30% water.