Welcome to Kipahulu ...

Kipahulu is located on the island of Maui, which makes up the majority of Maui County.

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

Kipahulu is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Kipahulu: 808

Communities near Kipahulu ...

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

• Kaupo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kaupo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaupo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kaupo
  • From Kipahulu to Kaupo
• Hana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hana
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hana <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hana
  • From Kipahulu to Hana
• Keokea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokea
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keokea
  • From Kipahulu to Keokea
• Kula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kula
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kula <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kula
  • From Kipahulu to Kula
• Olinda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olinda
  • From Kipahulu to Olinda
• Makawao
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makawao
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makawao <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Makawao
  • From Kipahulu to Makawao
• Pukalani
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukalani
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukalani <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pukalani
  • From Kipahulu to Pukalani
• Ulupalakua
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulupalakua
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ulupalakua
  • From Kipahulu to Ulupalakua
• Haliimaile
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haliimaile
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Haliimaile
  • From Kipahulu to Haliimaile
• Haiku
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haiku
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haiku <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Haiku
  • From Kipahulu to Haiku

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kipahulu ...

Looking for more information about Kipahulu? 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 Kipahulu, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kipahulu.

Adding Kipahulu to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kipahulu post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kipahulu.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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