North Shore
The North Shore of the Oʻahu is a coastal area between Kaʻena Point and Kahuku. Its largest Town is Haleʻiwa. This area is best known for its massive waves, attracting big wave surfers from all around the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kahuku and Hale’iwa.
Kahuku
Kahuku is a census-designated place in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, ka huku means "the projection", presumably a reference to Kahuku Point nearby, the northernmost point of land on the island of Oahu.Hale’iwa
Hale'iwa is a small beach town on the North Shore of Oahu. It's the most built up of the towns in the region, has some of the better restaurants, and is generally the place to go if you're staying within half an hour or so of here.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waimea River and Liliuokalani Protestant Church.
Waimea River
River
Photo: Daniel Ramirez, CC BY 2.0.
The Waimea River is a river in Honolulu County on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The river's main channel is 1.5 miles long and has a watershed spanning 13.6 square miles, with a total length of 24.4 km when its tributaries are included.
Liliuokalani Protestant Church
Church
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Liliʻuokalani Protestant Church is a historic United Church of Christ church in Haleiwa, Hawaii on the North Shore of Oahu. The church celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2007.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waialua.
Waialua
Town
Photo: Joel Bradshaw, CC0.
Waialua is a census-designated place and North Shore community in the Waialua District on the island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
North Shore
- Type: region
- Description: coast of Oʻahu
- Location: Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.6197° or 21° 37′ 11″ northLongitude
-158.0856° or 158° 5′ 8″ westOpen location code
73H3JW97+VQWikidata ID
Q1134486
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Satellite Map
Discover North Shore from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“North Shore” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北岸”
- Dutch: “North Shore”
- French: “North Shore”
- German: “North Shore”
- Hebrew: “נורת‘ שור (הוואי)”
- Hebrew: “נורת‘ שור, הוואי”
- Hebrew: “נורת’ שור”
- Indonesian: “Garis Pantai Utara”
- Italian: “North Shore (Hawaii)”
- Italian: “North Shore”
- Japanese: “ノースショア”
- Korean: “노스쇼어”
- Spanish: “North Shore (Oahu)”
- Ukrainian: “Норт Шор”
- Ukrainian: “Норт-Шор”
- Venetian: “North Shore”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “North Shore”. Photo: Daniel Ramirez, CC BY 2.0.