East Honolulu is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) located in
Honolulu County
Honolulu County (officially known as the City and County of Honolulu, formerly Oahu County) is a consolidated city–county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The city–county includes both the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest city) ...
,
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
, United States. As of the
2020 Census, the CDP had a population of 50,922, making it the 2nd most populated CDP in Hawaii, behind
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
.
Geography
East Honolulu is centered on (21.2891, -157.7173). According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 33.22%, is water.
East Honolulu consists of the area directly east of the center of Honolulu, beginning at the
Wai'alae Country Club and extending east to
Makapu'u Point, the easternmost point on the island of
Oahu
Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Gathering place#Island of Oʻahu as The Gathering Place, Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—over t ...
. It consists of mostly upscale neighborhoods.
Areas:
*
ʻĀina Haina
Āina Haina is an unincorporated town of the City & County of Honolulu in the state of Hawaii of the United States. Located on the island of Oahu, Āina Haina is a residential community developed around Kalanianaole Highway east of Waikīkī and ...
*
Hawaii Kai
Maunalua (Hawaii Kai) is a largely residential area located in the Honolulu County, Hawaii, City & County of Honolulu, in the East Honolulu, Hawaii, East Honolulu CDP, on the island of Oahu, Oahu. Maunalua, (Hawaii Kai) is the largest of ...
*
Niu Valley
Demographics
Education
Hawaii Department of Education
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is a statewide public education system in the United States. The school district can be thought of as analogous to the school districts of other cities and communities in the United States, but i ...
operates area public schools.
Elementary schools:
* Ana Haina Elementary School
* Haha'ione Elementary School
* Kamilo'iki Elementary School
* Koko Head Elementary School
Middle schools:
* Niu Valley Middle School
High schools:
*
Henry J. Kaiser High School
*
Kalani High School
Kalani High School is a four-year public high school located in East Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Kalani is a part of the Hawaii Department of Education. Kalani is located on Kalanianaole Highway. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools ...
Private schools:
* The
Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu
The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu ( la, Diœcesis Honoluluensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that comprises the entire U.S. state, state of Hawaii, Hawaii and the unincorporated Hawaiian Islands.
T ...
maintains the Holy Nativity School
*
Honolulu Waldorf School
Honolulu Waldorf School, established in 1961, is a coeducational, independent school serving more than 300 children from early childhood through middle school located on the island of Oahu in the State of Hawaii. It previously included high school ...
Hawaii State Public Library System
The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) is the only statewide public library system in the United States.
The system has 51 libraries on all the major Hawaiian Islands: Big Island of Hawaii, Kauai, Lānai, Maui, Molokai and Oahu. The ...
maintains the Aina Haina Public Library.
References
East Honolulu, Hawaii
Census-designated places in Honolulu County, Hawaii
Populated coastal places in Hawaii
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