The people and places in Wailuku are distinct and the architecture is worth a visit. Wailuku has a total area of 5.4 square miles approximately 14.0 km 2 and this contains about 5.1 square miles, about 13.2 km 2 of land while the remaining composition of this geographical outline is made up of water which amounts to about 0.4 square miles or 1.0 km 2 . Hence 6.8% of the total of Wailuku is water.

The total population of Wailuku which is a census designated place of the Maui County and the county's seat is about twelve thousand two hundred and ninety six according to the census conducted in Hawaii in the year 2000.

The census also calculates that the total number of households in Wailuku are about four thousand five hundred and thirty five while the total number of families that reside in this jurisdiction are about three thousand and fifteen. The population density as calculated from the statistics of the survey of the year 2000 is about two thousand four hundred and twenty seven people per square mile which is equal to nine hundred and thirty six people per square kilometer.

The racial distribution of the population of Wailuku according to the information collected in the survey gives and Asian dominance with 42.08%, while the remaining ethnicities represented were Pacific Islanders with 11.70%, Whites with 8.16% and Hispanics as well as Latinos with 7.75%. The Native Americans included were about 0.36%.