Kailua is a census-designated place 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 northeast of Honolulu – over Nu‘uanu Pali.
In the Hawaiian language Kailua means "two seas" or "two currents", a contraction of the words kai and ʻelua; it is so named because of the two former fishponds in the district or the two currents that run through Kailua Bay.Kailua is primarily a residential community, with a centralized commercial district along Kailua Road. The population was 50,000 in 1992. In 2017 census, the population had dropped to 38,000. The population was 40,514 at the 2020 census.
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Coordinates 21°23'37.042" N -157°44'37.533" E
