Welcome to Paauhau ...

Paauhau is located on the island of Hawaii.

The location of Paauhau has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paauhau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Paauhau is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Paauhau lies within the (808) area code.

Communities near Paauhau ...

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

• Paauilo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paauilo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paauilo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paauilo <3>
• Kukuihaele
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kukuihaele have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kukuihaele
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kukuihaele <3>
• Ookala
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ookala have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ookala
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ookala <3>
• Kukui Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kukui Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kukui Village
• Milo Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Village
• Niu Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niu Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niu Village
• Kuhio Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhio Village
• Laupahoehoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laupahoehoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laupahoehoe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laupahoehoe <3>
• Waimea
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waimea
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waimea <3>
• Papaaloa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papaaloa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papaaloa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papaaloa <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paauhau ...

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

Adding Paauhau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paauhau 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 Paauhau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Paauhau post office opened in 1905.

We also found Paauhau on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Hawaii (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paauhau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paauhau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/