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Welcome to Mahana ...

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

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

Mahana is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Mahana: 808

Communities near Mahana ...

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

  • Maunaloa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ho'olehua
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kolo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolo
  • Kepuhi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepuhi
  • Umipaa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umipaa
  • Kualapu'u
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wahilauhue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kaunakakai
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kalaupapa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kamiloloa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahana ...

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

Adding Mahana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahana.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mahana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.