Welcome to Kalihiwai ...

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

Kalihiwai is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Kalihiwai: 808

Communities near Kalihiwai ...

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

• Hanalei
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanalei have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanalei
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanalei <3>
• Anahola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahola
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahola <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anahola
  • From Kalihiwai to Anahola
• Kealia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kealia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealia <3>
• Wailua Homesteads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wailua Homesteads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua Homesteads
• Kapaa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kapaa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapaa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapaa <3>
• Wailua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wailua <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wailua
  • From Kalihiwai to Wailua
• Makaweli
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makaweli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makaweli
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makaweli <3>
• Hanamaulu
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanamaulu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanamaulu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanamaulu <3>
• Lihue
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lihue
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lihue <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lihue
  • From Kalihiwai to Lihue
• Puhi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puhi
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Puhi
  • From Kalihiwai to Puhi

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kalihiwai ...

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

Adding Kalihiwai to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kalihiwai.