Welcome to Hilea ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilea, 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.

Hilea is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hilea lies within the (808) area code.

Communities near Hilea ...

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

• Pahala
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahala
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahala <3>
• Naalehu
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naalehu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naalehu <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Ocean View
• Milolii
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milolii
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milolii <3>
• 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcano
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volcano <3>
• 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 on a map titled Road Map for Hawaii (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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