Welcome to Makalawena ...

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

Makalawena is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Makalawena: 808

Communities near Makalawena ...

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

• Kalaoa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaoa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaoa <2>
• Kailua Kona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kailua Kona
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kailua Kona <2>
• Kailua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kailua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kailua
• Pu'uanahulu
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pu'uanahulu
• Holualoa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holualoa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holualoa <2>
• Puako
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puako have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puako
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puako <2>
• Honalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honalo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honalo <2>
• Waikoloa Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waikoloa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waikoloa Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waikoloa Village <2>
• Kealakekua
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealakekua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealakekua <2>
• Keauhou
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keauhou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keauhou
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keauhou <2>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Makalawena ...

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

Adding Makalawena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Makalawena.