Welcome to Kailua ...

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

Kailua is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Kailua: 808

Communities Also Named Kailua ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kailua.

Communities near Kailua ...

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

• Kalaoa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaoa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaoa <2>
• Honalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honalo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honalo <2>
• Kealakekua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealakekua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealakekua <2>
• Captain Cook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain Cook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Captain Cook <2>
• Kaupulehu ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaupulehu
• Keauhou
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keauhou
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keauhou <2>
• Honaunau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaunau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaunau <2>
• Pu'uanahulu
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pu'uanahulu
• Keokea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokea
• Waikoloa Village
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waikoloa Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waikoloa Village <2>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kailua ...

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

Adding Kailua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kailua 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 Kailua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Kailua post office opened in 1900. The Kailua post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kailua.