Welcome to Opihikao ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Opihikao, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Opihikao is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Opihikao: 808

Communities near Opihikao ...

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

• Kaniahiku Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaniahiku Village
• Nanawale Estates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanawale Estates
• Pahoa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahoa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahoa <2>
• Hawaiian Paradise Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Paradise Park
• Kalapana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalapana
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalapana <2>
• Hawaiian Beaches
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Beaches
• Honolulu Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu Landing
• Ainaloa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainaloa
• Orchidlands Estates
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchidlands Estates
• Hawaiian Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Acres

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Opihikao ...

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

Adding Opihikao to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Opihikao 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 Opihikao was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Opihikao post office opened in 1929. The Opihikao post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Opihikao.