Your Guide to Buying a Home in Waipahu, HI

Buying a Home in Waipahu, Hawaii

Waipahu is located in Honolulu County

This includes the communities of Waikele, Waipahu and Waipio.

Many residences in these neighborhoods are priced to give young couples just starting out their first chance to buy a home.

The community of Waikele is built around gently curving, tree-lined streets, beautiful Waikele Golf Course and Oahu's leading premium factory outlet center. The 50 discount outlets, shops and restaurants of Waikele Shopping Center include such celebrated names as Donna Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Saks Fifth Avenue, Anne Klein, Brooks Brothers and Banana Republic.

Indeed, exciting retail offerings are part of the big attraction of the central portion of Oahu. The island's newest and largest Costco is located in Waipio's Gentry Business Center.

The Waipio Peninsula is the site of the City and County of Honolulu's Waipio Soccer Complex, providing playing fields for 23,000 local youngsters and future national and international soccer competitions.

Waipahu has undergone several incarnations over the years, from fishing village to wetland farming area to sugar town. Part of the community's rich and colorful history can be viewed in the 50-acre Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, a must-see attraction. Visitors are able to experience what life was like from 1850 to 1930 in the park's Hawaii Plantation Village.