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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)
  • Honalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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)
  • Captain Cook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaupulehu ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kaupulehu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaupulehu
  • Keauhou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keauhou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honaunau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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)
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waikoloa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 for Kailua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kailua.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kailua - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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