BlockHoʻolehua, Hawaii
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the West Molokai census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96729. It lies near Puʻukapeʻelua. The Survey maps it on the Kaunakakai quadrangle. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1952 USGS Kaunakakai quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Kaunakakai quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Kaunakakai quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Hoʻolehua between 1998 and 2012, burning about 2,118 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kalaupapa National Historical Park | BAND AID |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 10 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hoʻolehua: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manawaunui Quarry and Mill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Red Hill Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kualapuʻu | 2.0 miles | 7 | |
| Kīpū | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Maʻālehu | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Kalaʻe | 3.4 miles | 7 | |
| Mahana (historical) | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| ʻUmipaʻa | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Moʻomomi | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Manila Camp (historical) | 5.5 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hoʻolehua | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5873810 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 359414. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.