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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)
  • Umipaa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Umipaa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • 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)
  • Wahilauhue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahilauhue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahilauhue
  • Kaunakakai
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kamiloloa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kalaupapa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kalawao
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalawao. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Punakou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.