Haleʻiwa (Hawaiian pronunciation: [həleˈʔivə]) is a North Shore community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Waialua District of the island of Oʻahu, City and County of Honolulu.

Its old plantation town character is preserved in many of the buildings, making this a popular destination for tourists and residents alike, visiting surfing paddle boarding and diving sites along the north shore.

Haleʻiwa is located at 21°35'24" North, 158°6'50" West (21.590050, -158.113928),[3] southwest along Kamehameha Highway (State route 83) from Pūpūkea.

The historic Rainbow Bridge over the Anahulu River marks the northern entrance to old Haleiwa Town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.7 km2).

He also built a railway line from Honolulu to Waialua along the west coast around Kaena Point, which opened the same year and ended in front of his hotel.

Haleʻiwa was designated a State Historic, Cultural and Scenic District in 1984 by the City and County of Honolulu.

All new buildings must adhere to a design plan that reflects the territorial architecture of Haleʻiwa's earlier sugar industry period.

The town is home to 30 historic buildings featuring plantation architectural styles influenced by the Waialua Sugar Co.[7] The 16th Coast Artillery's Battery F was assigned to four 8-inch M1888 railway guns that were located nearby on specially made spurs.

[8] On December 7, 1941, two P-40B fighters, piloted by George Welch and Kenneth M. Taylor, managed to scramble against the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, taking off from the now-abandoned Haleʻiwa Airfield.

[11][12] Sunset Beach Elementary School has a Haleiwa address and is in the Pupukea CDP.