Welcome to Hamoa ...

Hamoa is located on the island of Maui, which makes up the majority of Maui County.

The location of Hamoa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hamoa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Hamoa is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hamoa lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Hamoa lies within the (808) area code.

Communities near Hamoa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hamoa.

• Kipahulu
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipahulu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kipahulu <3>
• Kaupo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaupo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaupo
• Olinda
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
• Kula
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kula
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kula <3>
• Makawao
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makawao
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makawao <3>
• Keokea
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokea
• Pukalani
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukalani
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukalani <3>
• Haiku
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haiku
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haiku <3>
• Haliimaile
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haliimaile
• Kailua Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kailua Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kailua Village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hamoa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamoa.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamoa. See our Newspapers Page for Hamoa.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamoa ...

Looking for more information about Hamoa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hamoa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hamoa.

Adding Hamoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamoa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hamoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hamoa post office opened in 1900.

We also found Hamoa on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Hawaii (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hamoa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/