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Welcome to Hilea ...

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

Hilea is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Hilea: 808

Communities near Hilea ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Hilea.

  • Pahala
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Naalehu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waiohinu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waiohinu
  • Hawaiian Ocean View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Milolii
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Volcano
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volcano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcano
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volcano <2>
  • Keokea
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokea

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilea ...

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

Adding Hilea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilea.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilea - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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