Map of Kailua, United States

Kailua is a city in Hawaii, United States, with a population of about 38,635. It lies at 21.4024°N, 157.7405°W, about 10 m above sea level. Kailua is about 7,755 km (4,819 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kaneohe, 6 km to the west.

Kailua at a glance

Where is Kailua?

• The 5th largest city in Hawaii on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 50 min on the shortest day to 13 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kailua

• Kaneohe — 6 km west
• East Honolulu — 13 km south
• Honolulu — 16 km southwest
• Pearl City — 24 km west
• Waipahu — 28 km west
• Hilo — 333 km southeast

Largest cities in Hawaii

• Honolulu — 350,964
• East Honolulu — 49,914
• Pearl City — 47,698
• Hilo — 43,263
• Waipahu — 38,216
• Kaneohe — 34,597

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.