Kaupakulua, 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 lies near Huluhulunui Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Haiku quadrangle.
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
150 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Kaupakulua between 2003 and 2012, burning about 4,172 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 | 150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 2 September 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 Kaupakulua: 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
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kaupakulua in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2013: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2013 | Flash Flood | Kaupakulua | - | Kaupakalua Road was closed between West Kuiaha Road and Awalau Road because of high water. |
| February 2013 | Heavy Rain | Kaupakulua | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Heavy Rain | Kaupakulua | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Kaupakulua | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulumalu | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Kokomo | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| Peahi (historical) | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Haʻikū | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hāliʻimaile | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Paholoi (historical) | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Makawao | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Paʻuwela | 3.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 360748. 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.





