Mikilua
Ghost town · Honolulu County, Hawaii

Mikilua is a ghost town in Honolulu County, Hawaii. It is one of 7 former communities in Honolulu County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 5 Hawaii counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mikilua as a historical populated place on the Schofield Barracks topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 21.4667° N, 158.1167° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Schofield Barracks |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 748 ft |
| Nearest living town | Schofield Barracks, HI |
| Distance to it | 3.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2633898 |
| Coordinates | 21.46667, -158.11667 |
What's there now
Mikilua is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Schofield Barracks, HI (population 16,755), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 748 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Mikilua Campghost town · Honolulu County · 4.1 mi
- Karstonghost town · Honolulu County · 5.8 mi
- Galbraithghost town · Honolulu County · 5.9 mi
- Barbers Point Lightlighthouse · Honolulu County · 11.8 mi
- Neneleʻaghost town · Honolulu County · 12.4 mi
- Watertownghost town · Honolulu County · 13.4 mi
- Mokumoa Islandghost town · Honolulu County · 16.7 mi
- Aloha Towerlighthouse · Honolulu County · 19.6 mi
- Diamond Head Lightlighthouse · Honolulu County · 24.5 mi
- Makapuu Point Lightlighthouse · Honolulu County · 31.7 mi
Questions
Where is Mikilua?
Mikilua is in Honolulu County, Hawaii, at 21.4667, -158.1167.
How many ghost towns are in Honolulu County?
Honolulu County, Hawaii has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.