BlockKīpū, 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 96757. It lies near Kauluwai. The Survey maps it on the Kaunakakai quadrangle.
On record in Kīpū
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.
- R. W. Meyer Sugar Milllisted 1979 · 0.7 miles away
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
38 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Kīpū between 1998 and 2016, burning about 20,572 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Other causes | under an acre | Kalaupapa National Historical Park | STATE KITCHEN |
| 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 |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 29 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7,800 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kīpū: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 | ||
| Kaunakakai Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maʻālehu | 0.2 miles | 7 | |
| Kalaʻe | 0.8 miles | 7 | |
| Kualapuʻu | 1.1 miles | 7 | |
| Hoʻolehua | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Kalawao | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| ʻUmipaʻa | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Ranch Camp (historical) | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Manila Camp (historical) | 4.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 361271. 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.