Welcome to Kawela ...

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

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

Kawela is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Kawela: 808

Communities Also Named Kawela ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kawela.

Communities near Kawela ...

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

• Kaunakakai
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaunakakai
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaunakakai <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kaunakakai
  • From Kawela to Kaunakakai
• Umipaa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Kawela to Umipaa
• Kalawao
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalawao. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalawao
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalawao
  • From Kawela to Kalawao
• Kalaupapa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaupapa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaupapa <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalaupapa
  • From Kawela to Kalaupapa
• Kaluaaha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 Kawela to Kaluaaha
• Kualapu'u
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Kawela to Kualapu'u
• Ualapue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ualapue
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ualapue
  • From Kawela to Ualapue
• Ho'olehua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Kawela to Ho'olehua
• Pauwalu
  (11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauwalu
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pauwalu
  • From Kawela to Pauwalu
• Waialua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waialua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waialua <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waialua
  • From Kawela to Waialua

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kawela ...

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

Adding Kawela to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kawela.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kawela. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/