Editing Waipahu, Hawaii (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Rainbow over Waipahu '58 Farrington Hwy.jpg|thumb|250px|Rainbow over Waipahu. Farrington Hwy, 1958]]
Waipahu is located along the northern shore of both Middle Loch and West Loch of [[Pearl Harbor]].  Both [[Interstate H-1]] and Farrington Highway ([[Hawaii Route 90]]) run east–west through the length of Waipahu. The town of Waipahu spans across three [[ahupuaʻa]] (historic Native Hawaiian land division): Waipiʻo,<ref name="Ahupuaa">{{Cite web|title=Ahupuaa|url=https://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/07624815fc7d42d4b23c527d20ad2f58_1/explore?location=21.386250,-157.997589,14.69|access-date=2021-05-26|website=geoportal.hawaii.gov|language=en-us}}</ref> Waikele,<ref name="Ahupuaa"/> and Hōʻaeʻae.<ref name="Ahupuaa"/> It is common for neighborhoods to be named after the ahupuaʻa in which it's located. The neighboring areas of [[Waipio, Hawaii|Waipio]], [[Village Park, Hawaii|Village Park]], [[Royal Kunia, Hawaii|Royal Kunia]] and [[Waikele, Hawaii|Waikele]] use Waipahu as their postal city, and are often considered to be part of Waipahu.

There are several streams that run through Waipahu, including Waikele Stream and Kapakahi Stream. Waikele Stream runs along the Hawaii Plantation Village and down into Pouhala Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, which is habitat for several endangered bird species that are endemic to Hawaii.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pouhala Marsh {{!}} Oahu Forestry and Wildlife Program|url=http://hbmpweb.pbrc.hawaii.edu/dlnr/projects/sanctuaries/pouhala_waterbird|access-date=2021-05-26|website=hbmpweb.pbrc.hawaii.edu}}</ref> There is roughly 140 feet of elevation change between the north side of Waipahu along H-1 and sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oahu Elevation Contours 20ft|url=https://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/1f09f79d208343c087798a3b7a990fde_14/explore?location=21.382202,-158.009030,16.00|access-date=2021-05-26|website=geoportal.hawaii.gov|language=en-us}}</ref>

Waikele is located across the [[Interstate H1|H1 freeway]] north of Waipahu. Waikele consists of newer subdivisions and an upscale outlet shopping center and world-famous golf course. To the west via either roadway can be reached [[Makakilo, Hawaii|Makakilo]] and [[Kapolei, Hawaii|Kapolei]], with the Leeward coast beyond.  To the east lie [[Pearl City, Hawaii|Pearl City]] and the [[Interstate H-2|H-2]] interchange to [[Waipio, Hawaii|Waipi{{okina}}o]].  At the western end of Waipahu is Kunia Road (State Rte. 750) which leads to the Waipahu newer growth areas of Royal Kunia and Village Park north of H-1, and eventually on up across the central plain to Kunia and [[Schofield Barracks, Hawaii|Schofield Barracks]], [[Wheeler Army Airfield]], and [[Wahiawa, Hawaii|Wahiawā]]. Kunia Road becomes Fort Weaver Road (State Rte. 76) south of Farrington Highway, and goes south through [[Ewa Villages, Hawaii|Honouliuli]] and [[Ewa Villages, Hawaii|{{okina}}Ewa Villages]] to [[Ewa Beach, Hawaii|{{okina}}Ewa Beach]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.2|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waipahu CDP, Hawaii| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>