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Wahiawa

American  
[wah-hee-uh-wah] / ˈwɑ hi əˈwɑ /

noun

  1. a city on central Oahu, in central Hawaii.


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Mikey, a resident of the Oahu town of Wahiawa, told Hawaii News Now that floodwaters woke him and his wife up after midnight on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Officials lifted evacuation orders across parts of the island’s North Shore, including Waialua and Hale’iwa, after fears over the aging Wahiawa Dam eased and water levels dropped.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Another alert said the failure of Wahiawa Dam was imminent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Originally from Wahiawa, Hawaii, Hayashi Smith joined the White House curator’s office in 1995 and has now served under five presidents.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

The son of Wahiawa and Kukaniloko is born in Halemano, Waianae, and brought up in Kaau by his grandmother, Kaukaalii.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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