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Welcome to Hamakuapoko ...

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

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

Hamakuapoko is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Hamakuapoko: 808

Communities near Hamakuapoko ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamakuapoko ...

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

Adding Hamakuapoko to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hamakuapoko 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 (so far) for Hamakuapoko was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Hamakuapoko post office opened in 1900. The Hamakuapoko post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hamakuapoko.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamakuapoko - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/