Welcome to Makena ...

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

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

Makena is near sea level<2>.

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

Makena is within the boundaries of the (808) area code.

Communities Also Named Makena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Makena - it's located in Hawaii.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Makena.

Communities near Makena ...

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

• Keokea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokea
• Kihei
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kihei
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kihei <3>
• Maalaea
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maalaea
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maalaea <3>
• Airport Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
• Kula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kula
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kula <3>
• Ah Fong Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ah Fong Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah Fong Village
• Hyashi Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyashi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyashi Village
• Alabama Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Village
• McGerrow Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGerrow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGerrow Village
• Pukalani
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukalani
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukalani <3>

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 Makena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Makena.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Makena ...

Looking for more information about Makena? 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 Makena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Makena.

Adding Makena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Makena 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 Makena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Makena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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