Waialua has 18 acres of parks, 5.8 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Waialua, 0.9 per square mile of land. 5% of Waialua’s land is conserved, about 65 acres.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #43 of 93 in Hawaii. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Waialua?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Waialua have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waialua is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #43 of 93 in Hawaii. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Hawaii towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Waialua’s 5% is ahead of 27% of Hawaii towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% of them.
Water is 8% of Waialua’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kamananui Park
65 conserved acres
5% of Waialua’s land. Water is left out: Waialua has 2.2 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Waialua’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Department of Land State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 35 | Open |
| County Land Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | County | 24 | Unknown |
| Waialua District Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Shoreline Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Waialua Bandstand Park Local Park | Joint | 1 | Open |
| Kamananui Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Waialua
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Waialua: April to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| High (°F) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 77 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
July is the driest month (1.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Waialua →
Waialua and its neighbors
Waialua has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Waialua
How much of Waialua is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Hawaii town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Waialua’s trails?
Waialua District Park and Waialua Band Stand Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Waialua?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Waialua?
12,724 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waialua or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waialua have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #43 of 93 in Hawaii. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Waialua neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →