Town guide

Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii

Waimanalo Beach is a community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, home to about 4,505 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 96795.

Homes sold for a median of $1,769 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population4,5052,275 per sq mi
Median home value$852,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$1,769Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking67%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Waimanalo Beach

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Waimanalo Beach

Distances

Nearest major airportDaniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Urban Honolulu, HI9 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Waimanalo Beach; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Waimanalo Beach

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Waimanalo Beach had 4,823 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.

It’s the 62nd largest of 163 towns in Hawaii by population.

Honolulu County grew from 58,504 residents in 1900 to 1,016,508 in 2020.

Waimanalo Beach population by census2000: 4,271, 2010: 4,481, 2020: 4,8234,27120004,48120104,8232020

Honolulu County, 1900–2020

Honolulu County population, 1900 to 20201900: 58,504, 1910: 81,993, 1920: 123,496, 1930: 202,887, 1940: 257,696, 1950: 353,020, 1960: 500,409, 1970: 629,176, 1980: 762,565, 1990: 836,231, 2000: 876,156, 2010: 953,207, 2020: 1,016,50859K’00’10123K’20’30258K’40’50500K’60’70763K’80’90876K’00’101.0M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 65°F. About 42.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Waimanalo BeachJan: high 78°F, low 65°F, 4.8 in; Feb: high 78°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Mar: high 79°F, low 67°F, 5.4 in; Apr: high 80°F, low 69°F, 3.3 in; May: high 81°F, low 70°F, 2.4 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 73°F, 1.3 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 74°F, 1.9 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 74°F, 2 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 74°F, 2.6 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 73°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 82°F, low 71°F, 5.4 in; Dec: high 79°F, low 68°F, 5.5 in78°65°Jan4.878°65°Feb4.579°67°Mar5.480°69°Apr3.381°70°May2.483°73°Jun1.384°74°Jul1.985°74°Aug2.085°74°Sep2.684°73°Oct3.582°71°Nov5.479°68°Dec5.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waimanalo Exp F 795.1, HI weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Honolulu County

331,937 jobs at 20,890 businesses in Honolulu County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Honolulu CountyHotels and restaurants: 56,544 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 53,346 jobs; Retail trade: 41,618 jobs; Construction: 22,756 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 21,978 jobs; Administrative and support: 19,107 jobs; Professional services: 18,780 jobs; Other services: 17,060 jobsHotels and restaurants 17% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 13% Construction 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6% Professional services 6% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

37 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Waimanalo Beach.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventist Health CastleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Kailua4.0 miles
  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & ChildrenChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Honolulu8.3 miles
  • Shriners Hospital for ChildrenChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Honolulu8.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors6
Specialist doctors3
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers20
Optometrists1
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Waimanalo Beach

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Waimānalo Bay Beach Park · 27 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Shima's Supermarket0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Longs Drugs4.0 mi
  • Longs Drugs4.0 mi
  • Walgreens4.2 mi
  • Walgreens4.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Waimānalo Public and School Library0.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Waimanalo Beach

Public schools here are run by Hawaii Department of Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Blanche Pope Elementary SchoolWaimanaloPre-K–6212Public1.5 mi
Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate SchoolWaimanaloPre-K–8344Public0.3 mi
Malama Honua Charter SchoolWaimanaloK–8170Charter0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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