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Welcome to Waipio ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waipio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Waipio is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Waipio is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Waipio: 808

Communities Also Named Waipio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Waipio - it's located in Hawaii.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waipio.

Communities near Waipio ...

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

  • Kuhio Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kukuihaele
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kukuihaele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kukuihaele
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kukuihaele <3>
  • Laupahoehoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Waimea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Honokaa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Niulii
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niulii
  • Halaula
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Waikoloa Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Kapaau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Puako
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puako have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puako
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puako <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waipio ...

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

Adding Waipio to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waipio post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waipio.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waipio - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/