Nawaa
Ghost town · Maui County, Hawaii

Nawaa is a ghost town in Maui County, Hawaii. It is one of 52 former communities in Maui County on the federal names register. No county in Hawaii has more among the 5 Hawaii counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nawaa as a historical populated place on the Kamalo OE S 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 21.0538° N, 156.8648° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Kamalo OE S |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 ft |
| Nearest living town | Ualapue, HI |
| Distance to it | 2.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2649845 |
| Coordinates | 21.05384, -156.86475 |
What's there now
Nawaa is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ualapue, HI (population 490), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Wailaughost town · Maui County · 8.1 mi
- Kapaʻakea Colonyghost town · Maui County · 9.7 mi
- Kalawaoghost town · Kalawao County · 10.1 mi
- Ranch Campghost town · Maui County · 10.3 mi
- Manila Campghost town · Maui County · 10.6 mi
- Moloka'i Lightlighthouse · Kalawao County · 13 mi
- Honoluaghost town · Maui County · 14.8 mi
- Mahinahina Campghost town · Maui County · 15.1 mi
- Keomukughost town · Maui County · 15.3 mi
- Kōʻeleghost town · Maui County · 15.6 mi
- Otani Campghost town · Maui County · 15.9 mi
- Lahaina Lighthouselighthouse · Maui County · 17.4 mi
Questions
Where is Nawaa?
Nawaa is in Maui County, Hawaii, at 21.0538, -156.8648.
How many ghost towns are in Maui County?
Maui County, Hawaii has 52 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.