Welcome to Umipaa ...

Umipaa is located in Maui County, on the island of Molokai.

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

Umipaa is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Umipaa: 808

Communities near Umipaa ...

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

• Ho'olehua
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho'olehua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ho'olehua <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ho'olehua
  • From Umipaa to Ho'olehua
• Kamiloloa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiloloa
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kamiloloa
  • From Umipaa to Kamiloloa
• Kawela
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kawela
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kawela
  • From Umipaa to Kawela
• Kalaupapa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalaupapa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalaupapa <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalaupapa
  • From Umipaa to Kalaupapa
• Kalawao
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalawao
  • From Umipaa to Kalawao
• Kolo ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kolo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kolo
  • From Umipaa to Kolo
• Maunaloa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maunaloa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maunaloa <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maunaloa
  • From Umipaa to Maunaloa
• Kepuhi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepuhi
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kepuhi
  • From Umipaa to Kepuhi
• Wahilauhue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wahilauhue
  • From Umipaa to Wahilauhue
• Ualapue
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ualapue
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ualapue
  • From Umipaa to Ualapue

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Umipaa ...

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

Adding Umipaa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Umipaa.