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Waialua was one of the six original districts of ancients Hawaii on the island known as Moku. Waialua is a former sugar mill town and a residential area. Waialua is fairly different from their town neighbor, Hale'iwa which is a more popular area for tourists.

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Waialua Sugar Mill is the center of this town and is one of the most historical pieces on the island of O'ahu as well as the history of Hawai'i.

Its closer appeared in 1996. The Waialua Sugar Company in the town Waialua was home to one of the largest sugarcane plantations in the state of Hawai'i. With much diversity accumulating overtime in the mid 90's, the demand for high quality local grown products were expanding.

A few crops were selected that have now become a staple on the islands of Hawai'i today. These products included papaya, mango, tropical flowers, and speciality crops such as coffee and cacao. Waialua Estate Coffee and Cacao is dedicated to a healthy vision of nutritional food products continuing diverse agriculture on the North Shore of Oahu.

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In 1887, the ahupua'a of Waimea was annexed to Waialua. From first Western View by Captain Clarke in 1779, Waialua was seen as land with rich fertile soil.

The traditions in Waialua tell an excellent fishing history with larger fishponds and traditional literature that describes the vast beauty around Waialua [this traditional literature were stories of connections between the ali'i's and 'āina].

Waialua was the center of O'ahu. With its cultivated fields of kalo [taro], it was also considered the 'poi bowl' of the island. The district of Waialua is approximately 78 square miles of fourteen ahupua'a [subdistricts] from Karen to Kawailoa located on the northwest side of O'ahu.

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There are many derivations for the naming of Waialua. For one of them, "Waialua" means two waters, which refers to different interpretations; one is, to two streams: a lo'i [taro pond] or a pool at Kemo'o while the second is the name of a bad child named Waia, son of Hāloa and Hinamauoulu'ai and grandson Wākea.

Waia was known to be a very cruel alibi [chief] with a corrupt government. He disregarded his father's instructions which was to pray to the gods and malama [take care] the 'āina and maka'āinana so that the Kingdom itself would succeed.

Since Waia did not give much to the land nor the people who lived there, the place was named after him for him --- Waialua: "doubly disgraced." The word "Waia" means disgraceful behavior, and "Lua" meaning two, second, twice, double.

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Relationship Between 'Āina And Its People

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Relationship Between 'Āina And Its People

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There is an expression that is shared that states " 'āina ku palua i ka la'i [Waialua, land that stands doubly becalmed]. This division of land was a sense of honoring the Hawaiian gods as well as the land itself. It was known that there had been a direct relationship between the land and its people.

The place name not only described an important event of Waia himself but had also described the love for the land and the people of the land [aloha 'āina]. For the people of Waialua their duty was to strengthen the land and the people as one a.k.a. lāhui kanaka [nation of Hawaiian descent].

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Wind Map of O'ahu focusing on Hinakokea of Mokule'ia [northwest side]:

This wind is of Mokule'ia which blows on Waialua side moving silently at the cape of Ka'ena Point.

This type of wind was a legend that falls back to the mo'olelo of Lono, the Hawaiian god of fertility and agriculture who was also associated with the winds, clouds, and rain. This wind was passed down to La'amaomao, the Hawaiian wind goddess all the way to her granddaughter, to then the highest chiefs, Keawenuiaumi.

On windless days one of these keepers of this wind could "open" it back up and cause this wind to blow heavy.

A Hinakokea wind mo'olelo:

The wind of Ka'ena turns in two directions,

Hinakokea is of Mokule'ia,

The winds of Waialua blow,

Moving silently at the cape of Ka'ena [Nakuina 1992:51]

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Image of Modern house in Waialua for sale:

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In October 2013, two family owned companies began to observe Hawai'i egg markets and found that 90% of eggs in Hawai'i stores came from mainland.

Waialua Fresh/ Villa Rose Egg Farm:

This egg farm stretches 300 acres and supplies cage free, Grade A eggs of Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, and Jumbo with carton sizing ranging from half a dozen to five dozen.

Waialua eggs want to generate positive social environmental impact as they continue to give back to the community and 'āina.

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Image of Waialua and Hale'iwa: sugarmill and diversity [race, labor, industry, etc.]:

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Waialua Fresh faces criticism for its manure management practices. Waialua Fresh claims they have a "biochar machine" that processes the manure to create carbon rich soil as their additive and produce about 10 tons of waste daily. They also claim that they are working with certified local composts facilities to limit the number of imported chicken eggs as they also claim to be working with mainland corporations Hidden Villa and Rose Acres Farms.

The claims that this company has made has been misrepresented. The biochar system has been revealed to not be working as planned or at all. Waste has been stockpiled in barns on the property for over two years.

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Christian missionaries built their first seminary in Waialua, O'ahu and named it "Hale'iwa" beautiful home. 'Iwa is a large native bird that builds beautiful nest which is how Hale'iwa received its name. 'Iwa is a black colored bird that only eats fish. When the sun starts to peak from the mountains the 'Iwa birds start skimming towards the surface of the ocean where the fish stay. Because of its fishing skills, the 'Iwa is known as the chief among fishing birds. They afloat through the wind and at night return to land.

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Waialua was surrounded with much water that was supported by many lo'i kalo [taro patches] and loko i'a [fishponds]. These freshwater fishponds were prominent characteristics to the landscape of Waialua.

It is known that the Ali'i's in early childhood had been fed by the kingdoms choices of foods, such that Waialua's loko 'uku'a and loko ea [fishponds] were the selected food choices.

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Waialua egg farm poses environmental risk from manure mismanagement (2023) Center for Food Safety. Available at: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/6841/waialua-egg-farm-poses-environmental-risk-from-manure-mismanagement (Accessed: 14 December 2023).

The Region: A Unique Environment for Growing Extraordinary Coffee & Cacao (no date) About us - chocolate and coffee grown in Hawaii at Waialua estate on the North Shore of oahu. Available at: https://www.waialuaestate.com/about-us/ (Accessed: 14 December 2023).

Waialua Fresh / Villa rose egg farm - o’ahu, Hawaii (2023) Business View Magazine. Available at: https://businessviewmagazine.com/waialua-fresh-villa-rose-egg-farm-oahu-hawaii/ (Accessed: 14 December 2023).

Hughes, C.K. (2019) Haleʻiwa and Waialua: ʻĀina Momona, Ka Wai Ola. Available at: https://kawaiola.news/moomeheu/haleiwa-and-waialua-ina-momona/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20Waialua%20was%20a%20travel,resources%2C%20and%20densely%20forested%20areas. (Accessed: 14 December 2023).

Tarleton, C. (2023) Kūkaniloko birthstones: Where Hawaiian Royalty was born, Hawaii Magazine. Available at: https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/kukaniloko-birthstones-where-hawaiian-royalty-was-born/ (Accessed: 14 December 2023).

Summary of Archaeological Studies, Historic Properties, and Hawai‘i State Historic Preservation Reviews (2017) Historic Hawaii Foundation. Available at: https://historichawaii.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FEIS-Dillingham-Ranch-Appendix-E_Archaeology-and-Historic-Buildings.pdf (Accessed: 14 December 2023).

Alameida, R.K. (no date) ‘Waialua: Voices from the Past’. Core.

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Kūkaniloko means "to anchor the cry within." It is located in Wahiawā and is considered to be one of the most powerful birth starts for many of the islands chiefs; some of whom are Kauhihewa, wife of Nanakaoko and Ma'ilikākahi [a high child of the island of O'ahu in 1480 A.D.].

These birthstones had provided a strong support for mothers of ali'i children during childbirth. Kūkaniloko was more than just a ritual site for many. They provided real life direct connections between the people and their land and to those in the afterlife, their kupunas [ancestors].

On this site Kūkaniloko sits directly across from Wai'anae mountain where it resembles a reclining profile of wāhine hāpai [pregant women]. This site was like a school where the ali'i children were taught leadership and the sacred ways of the Hawaiian culture.