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Maui County, Hawaii

102 topographic sheets cover 161 settlements here, and 41 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

41 National Register listings published here, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Hawaii within the United States
Maui County within Hawaii

What the record shows

  • 1,405 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 41 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 27 buildings, 5 sites, 5 structures and 4 districts.
  • 5 of the 41 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 161 populated places in this county; 161 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

41

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Fred C. Baldwin Memorial Homebuilding201111000437
Henry Perrine Baldwin High Schoolbuilding200000000667
Bank of Hawaii-Haiku Branchbuilding200000001284
Chee Kung Tong Society Buildingbuilding198282000171
Frank and Theresa Gomes Housebuilding200101000616
Haiku Millsite198686000189
Hale Pa'ibuilding197676000662
Halekii-Pihana Heiausite198585002972
Hana Belt Roaddistrict200101000615
Hana District Police Station and Courthousebuilding199191001086
Hardy Housebuilding198484002640
Hokukano-Ualapue Complexdistrict196666000304
Holy Ghost Catholic Churchbuilding198383000255
Iao Theaterbuilding199594001622
Ka'ahumanu Avenue-Naniloa Drive Overpassstructure200808001065
Kaahumanu Churchbuilding197575000622
Kahului Railroad Administration Buildingbuilding201616000274
Kalepolepo Fishpondsite199696001503
William K. Kaluakini Housebuilding201313000458
Kaupo Schoolbuilding200000000662
Keanae Schoolbuilding200000000665
Ket Hing Society Buildingbuilding198282000172
King Kamehameha III's Royal Residential Complexsite199797000408
Lahaina Historic Districtdistrict196666000302
Loaloa Heiausite196666000301
Ma'alaea General Storebuilding201313000795
Makawao Union Churchbuilding198585003227
Maui Jinsha Missionbuilding197878001028
R. W. Meyer Sugar Millstructure197979000762
Old Bailey Housebuilding197373000678
Paia Schoolbuilding200000000664
Piilanihale Heiaustructure196666000300
Puunene Schoolbuilding200000000663
The Bookkeeper's House, Pioneer Mill-Lahaina Ice Co.building2025100010125
U.S. Coast Guard Molokai Lightstructure198282001724
Wai'ale Drive Bridgestructure199898001287
Waihee Churchbuilding199494000384
Wailuku Civic Center Historic Districtdistrict198686001624
Wailuku Schoolbuilding200000000666
Wananalua Congregational Churchbuilding198888002533
Wo Hing Society Buildingbuilding198282000173

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,020 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,020 of them, burning about 99,902 acres. None started naturally and 3 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1000
Recreation and ceremony7
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 August 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined12,453 acresState of Hawaiinot named
11 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined9,200 acresState of HawaiiEMERGENCY RESPONSE WAIKO FIRE
29 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined7,800 acresState of Hawaiinot named
11 July 2019Arson/incendiarism7,658 acresKealia Pond National Wildlife RefugeCENTRAL MAUI
7 June 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined6,200 acresState of Hawaiinot named
15 February 2016Arson/incendiarism5,800 acresState of HawaiiKAHIKINUI FIRE
2 July 2016Equipment and vehicle use4,700 acresState of HawaiiMAALAEA NUI FIRE
8 July 2020Recreation and ceremony4,300 acresState of HawaiiHALIIMAILE FIRE 2020

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1967 to 2026

60 of 881 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 881 reports for this county, causing 5 deaths, 10 injuries and about $49,388,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Heavy Rain627
Flash Flood131
Flood58
Wildfire15
Lightning10
Funnel Cloud10
Waterspout9
Thunderstorm Wind9
Tornado5
Hail3
Dust Devil2
Debris Flow2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2009Heavy RainWailua2 killedHeavy rain caused the Honomaele Stream to rise above its normal level. A married couple from Hana, Maui, apparently tried to cross the stream when it was flowing rapidly with the heavy rain waters. Their vehicle was located the next day downstream, but the man and wife were not found.
April 2003Flash FloodKipahulu2 killedno account filed
January 2023Flash FloodI Kihei1 killedFlash flooding closed Pulehu Road was above the landfill, South Kihei Road near Kulanihakoi Gulch, and Piilani Highway near Nuu. A firefighter helping to clear flood waters was swept into a storm drain and carried about 800 yards to the ocean at around 1 pm HST. He succumbed to injuries on February 4, 2023.
August 2003WildfireKaunakakai4 hurt, $10,000no account filed
January 2001WildfireOlowalu3 hurtno account filed
July 2013LightningHaiku1 hurtA man was struck by lightning in Haiku.
December 2007Flash FloodKeokea1 hurtA home was washed off its foundation in Keokea in Upcountry Maui by flood waters, and two persons were then rescued by helicopter. Another individual was injured in this event.
June 2003WildfireMaunaloa1 hurtno account filed
March 2026Flash FloodHonokohau$20,000,000On March 13, heavy rain began to fall and quickly led to extensive damage across Maui. This damage included widespread infrastructure damage, property and home losses, and emergency rescues. At 1030 AM HST, heavy rain washed away Lower Kula Road near Ohala Place, and all of South Kihei Road closed due to severe flooding. On March 14, 40 people were reportedly stranded in Hana due to flooding. Honoapiilani Hwy (Hwy 30) was closed from Kuihelani Hwy to the Olowalu dump due to flooding, swift water, and the integrity of the Ukuhehame bridge. At approximately 3:45 pm on March 14, a section of South Kihei Road collapsed. Many other roads across Maui were also closed. A home in Iao Valley collapsed into the Iao River. A Target store in Kahului reported severe flooding with several inches of water inisde the store.
March 2021Flash FloodHaiku$14,300,000Hana Highway was closed from Peahi Road near Haiku to Keanae in windward East Maui due to flooding. A dam failure in the same area was a possibility as water topped the Kaupakulua Dam upstream from the Haiku and Pauwela communities. The dam survived the downpours, however.
March 2026Flash FloodIlio Point$10,000,000Heavy rain moved over Molokai and led to numerous impacts. A landslide closed road from mile marker 7 to 12 at Kamehameha V Highway with flood water, mud, and boulders up to 4 feet deep. Kamehameha V Highway was then closed from Kapaakea Loop eastward due to flooding. On March 22 early in the morning, homes and vehicles in the Kalamaula Homesteads became flooded from heavy rain and thunderstorms. Residents also reported leaking roofs and lost goods, appliances, and other property damages.
January 2002Flash FloodCountywide$2,500,000no account filed
May 2022Flash FloodMakena$1,200,000Piilani Highway between mile markers 31 and 39 became impassable after heavy rain, and a culvert was washed out at the Lelekea Culvert crossing.
January 1997Flash FloodLahaina$536,000no account filed
April 2026Flash FloodNahiku$250,000Heavy rain developed over the eastern slopes of Maui. Emergency management and the local news reported multiple impacts. Hawaii News Now reported Hana High & Elementary School was temporarily closed on Tuesday April 7 due to flooding. The Department of Education said some classrooms had water damage. Water was also reported on Hana Highway.
March 2026Flash FloodHonokohau$100,000Early in the morning of March 22nd, heavy rain moved over Maui and led to flooding across the island. Many roads were flooded and landslides were reported. Keawe St. was closed in both directions between Kupuohi St. and Kuhua St. due to flooding. Both lanes of Honoapiilani Highway were blocked near mile marker 33 due to a landslide. Kahekili Highway was closed from 2120 Kahekili Highway to Kahakuloa due to flooding. Kapunakea St. and Front St. intersection was closed due to flooding. Kahekili Highway was closed from 2120 Kahekili Hwy to Kahakuloa due to flooding. Hana Highway/Hanakai St. to Hanakai Alamaha St. was closed due to flooding. Many other roads across Maui were closed due to the flooding.
January 2025Thunderstorm WindKanaha Bp$100,000A parked plane was blown into another parked plane. The nose of one plane pierced the bottom of a plane parked perpendicular to it. Damage cost was estimated.
October 2002Flash FloodWailea$90,000no account filed
October 2002Flash FloodKaunakakai$70,000no account filed
February 2026Flash FloodWaianapanapa Sp$50,000The Hana Police Department reported a landslide on the Hana Highway. The roadway was |temporarily closed to remove rock and debris. A nearby resort in the Hana area also reported trees downed from landslides.
July 1997Flash FloodEast Portion$49,000High water washed away a culvert bridge leaving a 20 foot gap in Waha Place road leading to a cul-de-sac off of Ulumalu Road between the Hana Highway and Five Corners. 10 families living in homes around the cul-de-sac were stranded for about 9 hours. At 2:30 a.m., a house was severely flooded by a debris blocked stream in the Honopua area on the mountain side of Hana Highway just before Twin Falls. Contents of the house and a pickup truck were destroyed. The Hana Highway was blocked in several spots by landslides, and the Piilani Highway was closed due to high water and damage by erosion between Kipahulu and Kaupo.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindHana$25,000Strong winds destroyed a portion of the roof on the Hana Hotel on Maui.
January 1997FloodKaunakakai$24,000no account filed
February 2026Flash FloodHappy Valley$20,000A River/Creek reportedly overflowed and flooded cropland, a yard, and a basement.
July 2013LightningKaunakakai$20,000A lightning strike to a power plant on Molokai near Kaunakakai took out power to the island.
May 2012Dust DevilKihei$20,000no account filed
January 1996LightningHaleakala$10,000no account filed
October 2002Flash FloodLanai City$8,000no account filed
April 1967Tornadonot stated$2,500no account filed
July 2013LightningPuunene$2,000Lightning created a five-inch diameter hole in the roof of a home in Kahului.
July 2013LightningHappy Valley$1,000Nearly 10,000 customers went without power, including residents in Upper Olinda, from Paia to Kuau, from Huelo to Hana, and along the East Maui coast.
July 2013LightningPuunene$1,000Because of a lightning strike, backup power was used at Kahului Airport for about an hour.
March 2026Flash FloodKahului-Hanakai Street was completely closed between Hana Highway and Alamaha St due to flooding.
March 2026Flash FloodKaunakakai-A landslide was reported at mile marker 16.5 of Kamehameha V Highway. On March 13, Flash flooding was also reported at Kawela Gulch on Molokai with water flowing over Kamehameha Highway Bridge.
March 2026Heavy RainShipwreck Beach-Hawaii News Now posted a video received from the public of gushing water along hillsides and roads on Lanai. HNN also reported water on Manele Rd between mile marker 8 and mile marker 9.
February 2026Flash FloodWaianapanapa Sp-Waikoloa Road in Hana was closed due to rising river water and flooding.
January 2026FloodHp Baldwin Bp-Two hikers were rescued by helicopter near mile marker 5 of the Hana Highway due to rising stream levels cutting them off from the rest of their group.
January 2025FloodI Kihei-South Kihei Road was closed at multiple locations due to flooding. Numerous businesses and residences in Kihei were impacted by the flooding as several gulches became overwhelmed and overflowed their banks.
January 2025Thunderstorm WindNahiku-Trees down near mile marker 26 and mile marker 27 along Nahiku Road.
January 2025Thunderstorm WindPulehu-Trees down in the vicinity of Rice Park.
January 2025Thunderstorm WindPulehu-Trees down along Kula Highway near Kula Elementary School.
January 2024FloodI Kihei-South Kihei Road was closed between Kaonoulu and Ohukai. The west bound lanes were closed due to heavy flooding. Emergency managers reported a swift water rescue.
January 2024FloodLahaina-Keawe St between Honoapiilani Highway and Komo Mai St had standing water 6 to 8 inches deep.
January 2024FloodI Kihei-S Kihei Road near Kaonoulu St was closed due to flooding on roadways.
January 2024FloodI Kihei-There was a road closure in both directions near the old Sudas Road near Uwapo Rd. This was due to water on the road.
January 2023Flash FloodKokomo-Makawao Avenue was closed at Maliko Gulch between Kee Road and Kokomo Road.
January 2023Flash FloodKaunakakai-Kamehameha V Highway near Kaunakakai was closed due to flash flooding. There were rapid rises on the Kawela Gulch and the Kaunakakai Gulch stream gauges and homes were flooded in the Kawela Gulch area.
January 2023Flash FloodKihei-South Kihei Road was closed due to flooding.
November 2023FloodKoali-Periods of heavy rainfall lead to an accumulation of water on the roadways which led to the closure of Piilani highway from mile marker 29-31, as well as mile marker 16. Hana Highway was also closed near mile marker 40.
December 2023FloodPauwela-Hana Highway was closed near mile marker 40. And Piilani Highway was closed near mile marker 16, and 29-31.
September 2022Flash FloodKihei-Flooding forced the closure of South Kihei Road at Kalani Road in Kihei on Maui. More inundation was reported near Kalama Park in the area of Waimahaihai Street and Keala Place.
November 2022Heavy RainMakena-Radar rainfall estimates were obtained from NWS Doppler.
December 2022Flash FloodI Kihei-South Kihei Road was closed between Kulanihakoi Street and Kanoulu Street, as well as south to Kulanihakoi Street.
December 2022Flash FloodKoali-Pillani Highway was closed from the town of Kipahulu to Ulupalakua due to heavy rainfall. Additionally, in the Kaupo/Kipahulu area, the road was washed out about a mile east of Kaupo Gulch.
January 2021Flash FloodHonokohau-Debris (large boulders) on Honoapiilani Highway in West Maui near mile marker 35 caused a road closure after heavy downpours.
January 2021Flash FloodKamalo-Heavy rain caused flooding, and road closures, over portions of Kamehameha Highway V near Kamalo and Pukoo on the island of Molokai.
February 2021Heavy RainKahakuloa-A 26-year-old woman died when she was swept out to sea after the place where she was swimming near Hana became swollen by rainwater that had fallen over the upper slopes of Haleakala.
February 2021Heavy RainWaihee-Two hikers went missing along the Waikamoi Trail in East Maui. As of this writing, the body of one hiker had been found, apparently swept out to sea over a waterfall in the area. The other hiker remained unaccounted for, but he likely perished as well.
March 2021Debris FlowKeanae-Hana Highway was closed between mile post 10 and mile post 13, about 2 miles west-northwest of Keanae in windward East Maui. The closure was caused by large boulders blocking the roadway.
March 2021Flash FloodWaianapanapa Sp-Hana Highway in windward East Maui became impassable because of high water. Later, near Kahului, water from heavy rain was flowing into a few homes due to storm drains being overwhelmed by the downpours.

Mines and quarries

18 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 18 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 16 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken7
Sand and Gravel, Construction3
Aluminum2
Stone2
Pumice2
Titanium, Metal, Aluminum1
Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free1
Calcium1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hcs Lime Pit and MillCalciumPast Producer
Maui Bauxite DepositTitanium, Metal, AluminumOccurrenceBauxite, Ilmenite
Maui Ferruginous BauxitesAluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProspect1949
Hawaii BauxiteAluminumOccurrenceBauxite, Gibbsite
Manawaunui Quarry and MillStonePast Producer
Olowalu Cinder PitPumicePast Producer
Unnamed Cinder PitPumicePast Producer
Wailea MillStonePast Producer
Happy Valley Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pahopaku Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Waikapu Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kaunakakai PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Khmalo MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Manawainui QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Maui Block MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mayer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Red Hill PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Waiele Pit and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

161

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Maui County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.