Kalawao, Hawaii
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1983. It lies in ZIP code area 96742. It stands on Waiʻaleʻia Stream. The Survey maps it on the Kamalo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Kamalo quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Kamalo quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Molokai East quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Kalawao between 1998 and 2016, burning about 646 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
| 29 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kalaupapa National Historical Park | BAND AID |
| 30 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 643 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 14 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kalaupapa National Historical Park | MOVIE SET |
| 22 December 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 5 November 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kalaupapa National Historical Park | BEACH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kalawao in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2014: 4 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Heavy Rain | Kalawao | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Kalawao | - | no account filed |
| January 2010 | Heavy Rain | Kalawao | - | no account filed |
| December 2009 | Heavy Rain | Kalawao | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalaʻe | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Maʻālehu | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Kīpū | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Kualapuʻu | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hoʻolehua | 6.4 miles | 7 | |
| Wailau (historical) | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ranch Camp (historical) | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Manila Camp (historical) | 6.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 360098. 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.
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.





