Welcome to Koolau ...

Koolau is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Koolau is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Koolau: 808

Communities near Koolau ...

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

• Makawao
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makawao
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makawao <2>
• Kula
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kula
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kula <2>
• Pukalani
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pukalani
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pukalani <2>
• Haiku
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haiku
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haiku <2>
• Haliimaile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haliimaile
• Kailua Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kailua Village
• Kaheka Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaheka Village
• Nashiwa Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashiwa Village
• Hawaiian - Spanish Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian - Spanish Village
• Kuau
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuau

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Koolau ...

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