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History · Maili

Half of Maili’s homes were built after 1992

More historic than 16% of U.S. towns · #48 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it

Most of Maili was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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About Maili’s history

How historic is Maili?

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More historic than 16% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Maili’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Maili is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #48 of 93 in Hawaii. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Maili’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19403.5% of homes (±3.8) · typical HI town 1.7% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical HI town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 16%
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Hawaii towns of 2,500+ (93)Ahead of 49%

Few Hawaii towns list much on the Register (a typical Hawaii town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Maili’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Hawaii towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.8 points).

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Maili’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Maili are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maili’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Maili, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Maili yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Māʻili (Hawaiian pronunciation: [maːˈʔili]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Waiʻanae District on the island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, United States. In Hawaiian, māʻili means "pebbly", referring to rounded stones at the shore. Māʻili is located along Farrington Highway on Oʻahu's Leeward Coast, between Māʻili Beach Park to the west and Lualualei Valley to the east. It is located 1.4 miles south of the town of Waianae, separated by the Māʻiliʻili Stream, and 1.5 miles north of Nanakuli. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 11,535. Māʻili has one 7-Eleven, a gas station, and a few residential developments. The town is also home to several dairy farms an…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,488 to 11,535 (+22%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Maili

Nobody well known was born in Maili itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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David IgeGovernor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022 · b. 1957
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Brook LeeAmerican beauty queen, Miss Universe 1997 · b. 1971
Brian ChingAmerican soccer player · b. 1978
Pua KealohaAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former… · b. 1902
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Brian ViloriaAmerican boxer · b. 1980
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Tom VillardAmerican actor · b. 1953
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Māʻili
Gone or out of use
Maipalaoa Beach Parkpark

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

NanakuliIts storyDWaianaeIts storyD−

Questions about Maili’s history

How does Maili rank for history?

Maili is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #48 of 93 in Hawaii. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Maili?

4% of Maili’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.8 points), against a typical 1.7% for a Hawaii town; the median home was built in 1992.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.