Welcome to Punakou ...

Punakou is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Punakou: 808

Communities near Punakou ...

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

• Ho'olehua
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho'olehua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ho'olehua <2>
• Umipaa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umipaa
• Kepuhi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepuhi
• Kualapu'u
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kualapu'u
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kualapu'u <2>
• Wahilauhue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahilauhue
• Kaunakakai
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaunakakai
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaunakakai <2>
• Kamiloloa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiloloa
• Kalaupapa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaupapa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaupapa <2>
• Kalawao
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalawao
• Kawela
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kawela

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Punakou ...

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