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Welcome to Halena ...

Halena is located in Maui County, on the island of Molokai.

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

Halena is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Halena: 808

Communities near Halena ...

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

  • Wahilauhue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahilauhue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahilauhue
  • Kepuhi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepuhi
  • Ho'olehua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Umipaa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Umipaa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umipaa
  • Kaunakakai
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kualapu'u
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kamiloloa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kalaupapa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kawela
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kawela
  • Kalawao
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalawao. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalawao

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halena ...

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

Adding Halena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halena.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halena - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.