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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maunaloa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maunaloa <2>
• Ho'olehua
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho'olehua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ho'olehua <2>
• Kolo ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • 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)
  • 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
• Kualapu'u
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kualapu'u
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kualapu'u <2>
• Wahilauhue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahilauhue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahilauhue
• Kaunakakai
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaunakakai
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaunakakai <2>
• Kalaupapa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaupapa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaupapa <2>
• Kamiloloa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiloloa

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 for Mahana was on a map titled Road Map for Hawaii (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahana.