Oʻahu · HI
Haleʻiwa
The North Shore's plantation town and surf hub.
- Population
- 4,941 (2020 census)
- Hotel and railroad
- 1898
- Historic district
- 1984
Then
- 1898
Benjamin Dillingham opens the Haleʻiwa hotel at the end of his railroad from Honolulu.
- 1921
The double-arch Rainbow Bridge crosses the Anahulu River.
- 1941
Two P-40s take off from Haleʻiwa Airfield to fight during the Pearl Harbor attack.
- 1984
Haleʻiwa becomes a state historic, cultural and scenic district.
Now
Haleʻiwa is the North Shore's biggest commercial center, known for surfing and shave ice. The name means "house of the frigatebird."