Service· Hao· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Hao Mairie
18° 6.5′ S · 140° 54.5′ W · approximate
The town hall faces the main quay next to the post office. It posts the supply-ship schedule and runs free evening wifi you can often pick up from the anchorage.
Practical
Hours (compendium): Mon-Thu 7am-noon and 1pm-4pm; Fri 7am-2pm. Free wifi from 4pm to 9pm; the portal opens only at 4pm, and you accept the terms on a web page. Some reports say it runs overnight until the next morning. It is slow but reachable from the boat. A municipal policeman based at the mairie, a fisherman, has helped cruisers in English with slack-water timing for Kaki Pass (2019). Ask here for permission before lying alongside the main wharf. Position approximate: placed at the Otepa main quay, about 100 m NE of the anchoring spots cruisers logged just off the wharf (Soggy Paws compendium); the exact building was not located on a map. Noonsite (2025) says the free internet at the mayor's office runs after hours and on weekends and is now 4G-fast. The commune's 2019 profile names the mayor as Théodore Tuahine (elected 2014) and lists 3 municipal police officers; council membership may have changed since.
Best for
Free wifi, local information and pass timing