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Welcome to Papai ...

So far, we found very little information about Papai. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Papai to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Papai, please Contact Us.


While the community is gone, the present day location for Papai is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Papai was located is in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The Area Code where Papai was located: 808

Communities near Papai ...

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

  • Hilo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Keaau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kurtistown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wainaku
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainaku
  • Paukaa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paukaa
  • Orchidlands Estates
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Papaikou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ainaloa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainaloa
  • Hawaiian Acres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hawaiian Beaches
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Papai. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Papai.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Papai, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Papai - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.