Welcome to Waikoloa! Before you arrive, it’s helpful to know a few things about where you’re headed. So flatten out your map, grab a highlighter and listen up.This town sits 19 miles to the northeast of Kalaoa, and 4,785 miles west of Washington, the nation’s capital.Facts and figures your thing? Want to know roughly how many people reside in this area of Hawaii Island before you set off on your road trip? At the last count, the population was 4,800.