BlockKekupua, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Kaumakani-Hanapepe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96769. It lies near Waipao Valley. The Survey maps it on the Hanapepe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Kauai quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Hanapepe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Kauai quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Kauai quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Hanapepe quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hanapepe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Hanapepe quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
154 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Kekupua between 2001 and 2020, burning about 4,285 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 | 151 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kekupua: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Salt | Salt | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapalawai | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| Kaawanui Village | 0.8 miles | 10 | |
| Pākalā Village | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Waimea | 1.5 miles | 7 | |
| Nonopahu Village (historical) | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Kapaka (historical) | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Olokele | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Kaumakani | 2.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 365270. 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.