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Welcome to Puako ...

Puako is located on the island of Hawaii.

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

Puako is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Code for Puako: 808

Communities near Puako ...

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

  • Waikoloa Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waikoloa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waikoloa Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waikoloa Village <3>
  • Pu'uanahulu
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Waimea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kuhio Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kaupulehu ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kaupulehu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaupulehu
  • Laupahoehoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laupahoehoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laupahoehoe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laupahoehoe <3>
  • Halaula
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halaula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halaula
  • Hawi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Kapaau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kapaau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapaau
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapaau <3>
  • Niulii
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niulii

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puako ...

Looking for more information about Puako? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Puako, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Puako.

Adding Puako to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Puako.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Puako - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.