Lower Waiau
Lower Waiau is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii and has about 2,900 residents. Lower Waiau is situated nearby to Pearl City, as well as near the neighborhood Pearl Highlands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Site of the beginning of Pacific War and USS Missouri.
Site of the beginning of Pacific War
Battlefield
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Pacific War was a theatre of World War II including East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania, separate from World War II in Europe. Western accounts generally consider the war to have started with the Pearl Harbor attack of December 1941. Site of the beginning of Pacific War is situated 2½ miles south of Lower Waiau.
USS Missouri
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Missouri is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is now a museum ship. Completed in 1944, she is the last battleship commissioned by the United States. USS Missouri is situated 2½ miles south of Lower Waiau.
USS Arizona
Protected area
Photo: Robert Enrique Muller, Public domain.
USS Arizona was a standard-type battleship built for the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state, she was the second and last ship in the Pennsylvania class. USS Arizona is situated 2½ miles southeast of Lower Waiau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimalu and Central Oahu.
Waimalu
Suburb
Waimalu is a census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 13,817 at the 2020 census.
Central Oahu
Central Oahu is probably the least interesting of the Oahu's regions, but is a good place to stock up on supplies if you're staying on the North Shore.
Crestview
Suburb
Waipiʻo is a census-designated place located on the island of Oʻahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In Hawaiian, wai piʻo means "curved water". Crestview is situated 2 miles northwest of Lower Waiau.
Lower Waiau
- Type: Locality with 2,900 residents
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.39594° or 21° 23′ 45″ northLongitude
-157.96507° or 157° 57′ 54″ westPopulation
2,900Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
73H492WM+9XGeoNames ID
13118013
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