Mākaha, Hawaii
（重定向自Makaha）
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![Historically, Mākaha was an ahupuaʻa, or area of land ruled by chief or king and managed by the members of the ʻaliʻi.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Oahu_ahupuaa5218.gif")
![Mākaha Beach Park with the slopes of the Waianae Mountains on the right.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Mākaha-Beach-Park5218.jpg")
![Green sea turtle at Mākaha Beach Park, January 2014.](/Images/godic/202501/25/Green-Sea-Turtle-Mākaha-Beach-Park5218.jpg")
Mākaha (Hawaiian for “fierce” or “savage”) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi, United States. It’s a town located along the Pacific Ocean, west of the Mākaha Valley, and at the foot of Mt. Ka'ala in the Wai’anae Mountain Range. It is the last of the leeward towns on O'ahu. North of Mākaha is little development, i.e. no towns, no gas stations, or restaurants. The population of Mākaha was 8,278 at the 2010 census. It is located 35 miles northwest of Honolulu, but is a part of Honolulu County.