Welcome to Wainiha ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wainiha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Wainiha is near sea level<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Wainiha: (808)

Communities near Wainiha ...

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

• Kalihiwai
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalihiwai
• Kilauea
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilauea
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilauea <3>
• Makaweli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makaweli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makaweli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makaweli <3>
• Anahola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahola <3>
• Wailua Homesteads
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wailua Homesteads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua Homesteads
• Kapaa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kapaa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapaa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapaa <3>
• Kealia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kealia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealia <3>
• Nonopahu Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonopahu Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonopahu Village
• Wailua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wailua <3>
• Hanamaulu
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanamaulu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanamaulu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanamaulu <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 Wainiha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wainiha.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wainiha ...

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

Adding Wainiha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wainiha post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wainiha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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