Huelo, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Haiku-Pauwela census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96708. It stands on Huelo Stream. The Survey maps it on the Haiku quadrangle.
On record in Huelo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hana Belt Roadlisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Haiku quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Haiku quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Haiku quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Huelo between 2003 and 2012, burning about 4,020 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 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 5 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 9 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 7 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 3 July 2009 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Huelo: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maui Ferruginous Bauxites | Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | 1949 |
Storms near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huelo in 13 storm reports between 2005 and 2020: 12 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Huelo | - | A hiker requested a rescue at the Bamboo Forest near Huelo on Maui because of flash flooding conditions. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | Debris flow across the Hana Highway between mile markers 6 and 7 in East Maui closed the roadway in both directions for a time. The rain was in advance of Tropical Storm Darby. |
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | A debris flow occurred along the Hana Highway one mile west of Keanae at 5:40 PM. The road was closed in the area for several hours as crews worked to open one lane by midnight. The road was completely reopened at 4:30 AM the next day, May 3rd, after most of the earth and debris had been removed. |
| November 2020 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| January 2013 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| November 2012 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| December 2011 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| December 2011 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| December 2009 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Huelo | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kailua | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ulumalu | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Peahi (historical) | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Kaupakulua | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Kaʻiliʻili (historical) | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Kokomo | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Haʻikū | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Paʻuwela | 5.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 359452. 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.
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.





