"Me he lau no ke Koʻolau 
ke aloha."
"Love is like the ends [fingertips] of the Koʻolau breeze."
                                         - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau #2153, pg. 234 (Pukui 1983)

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The moku of Koʻolauloa is located on the northern and northeastern most section of the island of Oahu.  Koʻolauloa has a rich history of food cultivation, culture and moʻolelo.  Home to the predominant Moaʻe winds, Koʻolauloa exudes a rugged and natural environment.  Koʻolauloa is home to the ahupaʻa of Waimea, Pūpūkea, Paumalū, Kaunala, Waialeʻe, Pahipahiʻālua, Nāʻopana 1&2, Kawela, Hanakaoe, ʻŌʻio 1&2, Ulupehupehu, Kahuku, Keana, Malaekahana, Lā ʻie 1&2, Kaipapau, Hauʻ ula, Makao, Kapaka, Kaluanui, Papaʻakoko, Haleʻaha, Kapano, Pūheʻemiki, Waiʻono, Punaluʻu, Kahana, Makaua and Kaʻaʻawa.
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Oahu, Enlarged - HGS #445 - 1838

Nā Ahupuaʻa o Koʻolauloa

  • Waimea
  • Pūpūkea
  • Paumalū
  • Kaunala
  • Waialeʻe
  • Pahipahiʻālua
  • Nāʻopana 1
  • Nāʻopana 2
  • Kawela
  • Hanakaoe
  • ʻŌʻio 1
  • ʻŌʻio 2
  • Ulupehupehu
  • Kahuku
  • Keana
  • Malaekahana
  • Lāʻie 1
  • Lāʻie 2
  • Kaipapaʻu
  • Hauʻula
  • Mākao
  • Kapaka
  • Kaluanui
  • Papaʻakoko
  • Haleʻaha
  • Kapano
  • Pūheʻemiki
  • Waiʻono
  • Punaluʻu
  • Kahana
  • Makaua
  • Kaʻaʻawa
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Kahana Bay Boat Ramp - Kahana - Photo by Ikaika Mahoe
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Mauka a Kahana - Kahana, Oahu - Photo by Ikaika Mahoe
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Kahana Valley - Kahana, Oahu - Photo by Ikaika Mahoe
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Mo'o o Laniloa - Laie, Oahu - Photo by No'eau Peralto
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1/5th of Laniloa the Mo'o - Laie - Photo By No'eau Peralto