Welcome to Piihonua ...

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

Piihonua is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Piihonua: 808

Communities near Piihonua ...

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

• Hilo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilo <2>
• Paukaa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paukaa
• Papaikou
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papaikou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papaikou
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papaikou <2>
• Keaau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keaau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keaau <2>
• Pepeekeo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepeekeo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pepeekeo <2>
• Kurtistown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurtistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtistown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurtistown <2>
• Hakalau
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hakalau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hakalau
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hakalau <2>
• Honomu
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honomu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honomu <2>
• Mountain View
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <2>
• Hawaiian Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 Piihonua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piihonua.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piihonua ...

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

Adding Piihonua to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piihonua.