Welcome to Kalawao ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kalawao, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Kalawao is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Kalawao: 808

Communities near Kalawao ...

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

Kualapu'u
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kualapu'u
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kualapu'u <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kualapu'u
- From Kalawao to Kualapu'u
Ho'olehua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho'olehua
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ho'olehua <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ho'olehua
- From Kalawao to Ho'olehua
Kamiloloa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kamiloloa
- From Kalawao to Kamiloloa
Kaunakakai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaunakakai <2>
- Google driving directions:
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- From Kalawao to Kaunakakai
Kawela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kawela
- From Kalawao to Kawela
Umipaa
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umipaa
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Umipaa
- From Kalawao to Umipaa
Kaluaaha
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaluaaha
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kaluaaha
- From Kalawao to Kaluaaha
Ualapue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ualapue
- From Kalawao to Ualapue
Pauwalu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauwalu
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pauwalu
- From Kalawao to Pauwalu
Halawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halawa
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Halawa
- From Kalawao to Halawa

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kalawao ...

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

Adding Kalawao to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kalawao 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 Kalawao was on a map titled Road Map for Hawaii (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kalawao.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kalawao - 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>	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.