THE KAILUA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Lava Flows and Rock Outcrops setting.
Kailua CDP has 13.8 square miles of land in Hawaii County. Its Census reference point is in Lava Flows and Rock Outcrops.
Lava fields, rocky cliffs, outcrops and cinder cones occur from coastal elevations to high volcanic summits. Surface form varies from undulating flows to steep and exposed rock.
Regional context: Lava Flows and Rock Outcrops ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Kailua and Hawaii County
Kailua is associated with Hawaii County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Kailua by land and water
The Census records 5.4 square miles of water within Kailua, or 28.1% of its total area. It is 7.3 percentage points higher than the 20.8% recorded for Hawaii County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Kailua CDP has 39.3% of the land area of nearby Holualoa CDP (35.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

