Waimalu, HI

Waimalu is a census-designated place in Honolulu County, in the Pearl City area of Oahu. Its name is often translated as "sheltered water," a reminder that even a mostly residential Honolulu-area community can carry older Hawaiian place meaning. The local setting is straightforward but useful: Waimalu sits within the urbanized Pearl Harbor side of the island and is served by Hawaii's statewide public school system. It is best understood as a local Oahu community rather than a separate resort or destination town.