Wailea

Wailea, and the smaller Makena to the south, are resort areas on the south side of , , immediately south of the town of . They are known for their luxury resort hotels and condos, upscale restaurants, fancy shopping center and expensive golf courses.
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  • Type: Town with 5,940 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Wailea, Hawaii” and “Wailea, HI”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Polo Beach and Mōkapu Beach.

Beach
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Beach
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Beach
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mākena.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in the extreme… is situated 3½ km south of Wailea.

Wailea

Latitude
20.6872° or 20° 41′ 14″ north
Longitude
-156.439° or 156° 26′ 21″ west
Population
5,940
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
UN/LOCODE
US W8I
Open location code
73G5MHP6+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6984025291
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5854450
Wiki­data ID
Q4243320
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Wailea” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Wailea”
  • Cebuano: “Wailea”
  • Chechen: “Вайлия (Гавай)”
  • Chechen: “Вайлия”
  • Chinese: “威雷亞”
  • Chinese: “懷勒亞”
  • Dutch: “Wailea”
  • French: “Wailea”
  • Gilaki: “وایلیا (هاوايي)”
  • Gilaki: “وایلیا”
  • Irish: “Wailea”
  • Italian: “Wailea”
  • Japanese: “ワイレア”
  • Korean: “와일레아”
  • Ladin: “Wailea”
  • Mazanderani: “وای‌لیا”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wailea (Hawaii)”
  • Norwegian: “Wailea”
  • Persian: “وای‌لیا”
  • Polish: “Wailea”
  • Russian: “Ваилеа”
  • Serbian: “Vajlea”
  • Serbian: “Вајлеа”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wailea, Hawaii”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wailea”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وای‌لیا، هاوایی”
  • Spanish: “Wailea”
  • Swedish: “Wailea, Hawaii”
  • Swedish: “Wailea”
  • Tatar: “Вайлия (Гавай)”
  • Tatar: “Вайлия”
  • Ukrainian: “Вайлія”
  • Urdu: “وائیلیا، ہوائی”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wailea Ekolu Village and Keawakapu II Beach.

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