Welcome to Puhi ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Puhi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1932.

Puhi is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Puhi: 808

Communities near Puhi ...

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

• Koloa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koloa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koloa <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Koloa
  • From Puhi to Koloa
• Omao
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omao
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Omao
  • From Puhi to Omao
• Wailua Homesteads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wailua Homesteads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua Homesteads
• Lawai
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawai
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawai <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lawai
  • From Puhi to Lawai
• Poipu
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poipu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poipu <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poipu
  • From Puhi to Poipu
• Wailua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wailua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wailua <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wailua
  • From Puhi to Wailua
• Kalaheo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaheo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaheo <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalaheo
  • From Puhi to Kalaheo
• Kapaa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kapaa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapaa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kapaa <2>
• Kealia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kealia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kealia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kealia <2>
• Eleele
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleele have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleele
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleele <2>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puhi ...

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

Adding Puhi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Puhi post office opened in 1932.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Puhi.