BlockKainaliu, Hawaii
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the South Kona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96750. The Survey maps it on the Kealakekua quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1928 USGS Kailua quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Kealakekua quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Hawaii quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Kealakekua quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Hawaii County Sheet 1 quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Kealakekua quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Kealakekua quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Kainaliu between 2004 and 2012, burning about 8 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 | 31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 12 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 5 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 23 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 18 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 12 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | 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 Kainaliu: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keauaou Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honalo | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Kealakekua | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Onouli (historical) | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Waihou | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Captain Cook | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Keauhou | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Kaʻawaloa | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Monohaa | 3.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 359919. 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.