BlockKawainui, Hawaii
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Papaikou-Wailea census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96783. It stands on Kawainui Stream. The Survey maps it on the Papaikou quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1915 USGS Honomu quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Papaikou quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Hawaii quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hawaii County Sheet 2 quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Papaikou quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Kawainui between 2004 and 2011, burning about 11 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 | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 13 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 21 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 19 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 5 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 4 July 2009 | 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 Kawainui: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hcpc Quarries and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepeʻekeo | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Onomea (historical) | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pepeʻekeo Mill | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pāpaʻikou | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Honomu | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Paukaa | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Wailea | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hakalau | 5.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 360825. 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.