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A town of 3,342.
Kalaeloa’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. Kalaeloa’s median rent is $3,141 a month, against $2,009 a month in Hawaii’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only 2 of Hawaii’s 125 towns score lower on cost of living. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Ewa Plain Battlefield and Barbers Point Light is on the National Register of Historic Places. Kalaeloa has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where Kalaeloa beats most towns.
Where Kalaeloa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Hawaii), ordered by how far Kalaeloa is from typical.
Kalaeloa has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kalaeloa. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
8 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
10 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
17 mi MountainDiamond Head
15 mi BeachWaikīkī
9 mi MuseumUSS BowfinUSS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain
Kalaeloa is unincorporated, so Honolulu County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Kalaeloa.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Hawaii Department of Education school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Point Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 522 | C− |
| DreamHouse Ewa BeachLargest public high schoolGrades 6–11 | Grades 6–11 | 467 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Most working residents leave Kalaeloa for work: only 2% work in town. Kalaeloa’s average trip to work is 40 minutes, above both the Hawaii town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Kalaeloa.
| Kalaeloa | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 3.7% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $100,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kalaeloa has warm winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Kalaeloa is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, at 42 acres.
| Kalaeloa | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nimitz Beach | 0.5 mi | 28 |
| 2. Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge | — | 42 |
| 3. White Plains Beach Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kalaeloa beats the Hawaii average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 23% of Kalaeloa adults binge drink. Among 93 Hawaii towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Kalaeloa.
| Kalaeloa | Hawaii towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 45% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kalaeloa | HI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.6% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Kalaeloa
About 6 of every 100 Kalaeloa residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Hawaii.
Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States
Kalaeloa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəlɐe̯ˈlowə]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,364 at the 2020 census. The community occupies the location of the former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, which was closed in 1999 and subsequently transferred to the State of Hawaiʻi. The geographical name, Ka lae loa, means "long point" in Hawaiian and is the native name for what was also called Barbers Point. The English name came from Captain Henry Barber who wrecked his ship on a shoal there on October 31, 1796. In 1993, after the federal government listed Barbers Point for closure, the state legislature established the Barbers Point Naval…
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4 towns share a border with Kalaeloa.
| Town | HI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaeloa | — | — | D− | — | — | B− |
| Ewa Gentry | — | — | D | — | — | A |
| Ocean Pointe | — | — | D | — | — | A+ |
| Kapolei | — | — | C− | — | — | A− |
| Ewa Villages | — | — | C+ | — | — | B |
Kalaeloa, Ewa Gentry, Ocean Pointe, Kapolei and Ewa Villages report no FBI crime data of their own. Kalaeloa, Ewa Gentry, Ocean Pointe, Kapolei and Ewa Villages aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kalaeloa with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Kalaeloa has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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