Oaiwai

Oaiwai is a locality in Maui County, Hawaii. Oaiwai is situated nearby to the hamlet ‘Umipa‘a, as well as near the locality ‘Ōhi‘apili.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kanemitsu Bakery.

Kanemitsu Bakery

Bakery

Kanemitsu Bakery in Kaunakakai on the Hawaiian island of Molokai is a bakery known for its baked goods and the "hot bread" served out of its back door at night. Kanemitsu Bakery is situated 3½ km southeast of Oaiwai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaunakakai and Kualapuʻu.

Kaunakakai

Town

Photo: Rose Braverman, CC BY 3.0.

Kaunakakai is a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is the largest town on the island of Molokaʻi. The population was 3,419 at the 2020 census. Kaunakakai is situated 3½ km southeast of Oaiwai.

Kualapuʻu

Village

Photo: Sanba38, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kualapuʻu is a census-designated place on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2020 census. Kualapuʻu can be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption of Puʻuʻuala: "sweet potato hill". Kualapuʻu is situated 5 km north of Oaiwai.

Hoʻolehua

Hamlet

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.

Hoʻolehua is an unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It lies just off Hawaii Route 460, next to the Molokai Airport. Hoʻolehua is situated 7 km north of Oaiwai.

Oaiwai

Type: Locality
Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.1111° or 21° 6′ 40″ north

Longitude

-157.04762° or 157° 2′ 51″ west

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

73H44X62+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7734547818

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

5851616

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Localities in the Area

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