Kepuhi, Hawaii
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the West Molokai census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96770. It lies near Kakaʻako Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Ilio Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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 Ilio Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ilio Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Kepuhi between 2003 and 2011, burning about 16 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 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 8 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 25 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 6 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 11 March 2008 | 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 Kepuhi: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahopaku Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kepuhi in 13 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| February 2020 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| February 2020 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| February 2020 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| January 2013 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Heavy Rain | Kepuhi | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahīlauhue | 1.3 miles | 6 | |
| Maunaloa | 4.2 miles | 6 | |
| Moʻomomi | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Mahana (historical) | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Hālena | 6.8 miles | 6 | |
| Hoʻolehua | 9.4 miles | 7 | |
| Kualapuʻu | 11.3 miles | 7 | |
| ʻUmipaʻa | 11.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 365127. 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.




