Welcome to Papa ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Papa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Papa is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Papa: (808)

Communities near Papa ...

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

• Hawaiian Ocean View
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Ocean View
• Keokea
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokea
• Honaunau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honaunau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaunau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaunau <3>
• Captain Cook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain Cook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Captain Cook <3>
• Waiohinu
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waiohinu
• Kealakekua
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealakekua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealakekua <3>
• Naalehu
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naalehu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naalehu <3>
• Honalo
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honalo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honalo <3>
• Pahala
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahala
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahala <3>
• Keauhou
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keauhou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keauhou
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keauhou <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 Papa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Papa.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Papa ...

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

Adding Papa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Papa 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 Papa was on a map titled Road Map for Hawaii (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Papa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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