If you’re about to jump into your rental car but don’t know much about Wailua, don’t sweat it. Here’s a bit of basic info to get you started.This town sits 2 miles to the east of Wailua Homesteads, and 4,909 miles west of Washington, the nation’s capital.If you’re traveling with the youngsters and they’re tired of playing road trip bingo, why not test their general knowledge to see if they can tell you what the population of this area of Kapaa is? (In case you were wondering, it’s 2,300!)