Kaluaʻaha, Hawaii
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the East Molokai census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96748. It lies near Pahukauila Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Halawa OE S quadrangle.
On record in Kaluaʻaha
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.
- Hokukano-Ualapue ComplexNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.7 miles away
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 Halawa quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Halawa quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Molokai East quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Kaluaʻaha between 2005 and 2012, burning about 2 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 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 28 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 26 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 22 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 9 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 21 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 31 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 20 October 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kaluaʻaha: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khmalo Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ʻUalapuʻe | 0.7 miles | 8 | |
| Pūkoʻo | 1.4 miles | 8 | |
| Nawaa (historical) | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Pauwalu | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kamalō | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Waialua | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Wailau (historical) | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kawela | 7.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 360179. 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.





