Welcome to Kawaihae ...

Kawaihae is located on the island of Hawaii.

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

Kawaihae is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Kawaihae: 808

Communities near Kawaihae ...

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

• Puako
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puako
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puako <2>
• Waikoloa Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waikoloa Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waikoloa Village <2>
• Waimea
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waimea
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waimea <2>
• Kuhio Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhio Village
• Laupahoehoe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laupahoehoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laupahoehoe <2>
• Halaula
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halaula
• Hawi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawi
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawi <2>
• Kapaau
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapaau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapaau <2>
• Niulii
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niulii
• Pu'uanahulu
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pu'uanahulu

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kawaihae ...

Looking for more information about Kawaihae? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kawaihae, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kawaihae.

Adding Kawaihae to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kawaihae post office opened in 1900. The Kawaihae post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kawaihae.