Waipahu is a former sugar mill town and now census-designated place (CDP) located in the ʻEwa District on the Island of Oʻahu in the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. In Hawaiian, the name is probably derived from wai pahū meaning "exploding or bursting water" as perhaps from a spring. There are many large springs in the Waipahu area. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP population was 33,108.
Waipahu is located along the northern shore of both Middle Loch and West Loch of Pearl Harbor. The high school of Waipahu is Waipahu High School.
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