Waialua, part 2

Wai'alua is one of the oldest settlements in the Hawaiian Islands (15th century). All of the north shore area was called Wai'alua until the early 19th century when people started coming out this way to stay at the Haleiwa Hotel (now Haleiwa Joes). Haleiwa means "home of the iwa bird", and it didn't become it's own city until much later.

There is a story about King Kamehameha I stayed in Wai'alua before leaving to conquer Kauai and Niihau. When Captain Cook's ships sailed past Waialua, the wrote about the green fields and large plantations.

The name Wai'alua means two rivers or water. These two rivers are the ones that crested and overflowed in December. It was amazing to see how fast the water came up and then how fast it went back down.

People still fish for blue crab and maybe some type of smaller fish from these rivers.One of the few places to eat in Wai'alua town


One of the locations where they film LOSTa very old cemetary in Wai'alua


driving on the by-pass road towards home

Wai'alua is unique in so many other ways. It really is country. We only have 1 flashing stop light. Town is "all the way over there". Hot in the summer, not so wet in the winter. Beautiful beaches, beautiful views. There is so little light at night out here that we can see the Milky Way on a regular basis during the summer. Green, green and more green. Red from the red dirt. Blue from the blue skies. White from the clouds and full moon.

he nani o wai'alua