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Kailua

census designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Hawaii
County: Honolulu
Total: 10.59 sq mi (27.44 km )
Land: 7.77 sq mi (20.13 km )
Water: 2.82 sq mi (7.31 km )
Elevation: 16 ft (5 m)
Density: 5,212.8/sq mi (2,012.67/km )
Time zone: UTC−10 ( Hawaii–Aleutian )
Fips code: 15-23150

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Kailua ( English: /kaɪˈluːə/; Hawaiian: [kɐjˈluwə]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koʻolaupoko District of the island of Oʻahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is in the judicial district and the ahupua'a named Ko'olaupoko. It is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Honolulu – over Nu‘uanu Pali.

In the Hawaiian language Kailua means "two seas" or "two currents", a contraction of the words kai (meaning "sea" or "sea water") and ʻelua (meaning "two"); it is so named because of the two former fishponds in the district (Kawainui and Kaʻelepulu) or the two currents that run through Kailua Bay.