Welcome to Kalae ...

Kalae is located in Maui County, on the island of Molokai.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kalae, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Kalae is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Kalae: 808

Communities near Kalae ...

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

• Umipaa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Umipaa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umipaa
• Kamiloloa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiloloa
• Kaunakakai
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaunakakai
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaunakakai <3>
• Kawela
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kawela
• Kolo ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolo
• Kaluaaha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kaluaaha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaluaaha
• Maunaloa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maunaloa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maunaloa <3>
• Ualapue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ualapue
• Kepuhi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepuhi
• Pauwalu
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pauwalu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauwalu

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kalae ...

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

Adding Kalae to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kalae post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kalae.