BlockMōpua, Hawaii
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Lahaina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96761. It lies near Kīlea. The Survey maps it on the Olowalu quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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
- 1955 USGS Olowalu quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Olowalu quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Olowalu quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
55 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Mōpua between 1998 and 2020, burning about 12,019 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 | 55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 570 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 14 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 12 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 acres | State of Hawaii | UKUMEHAME FIRING RANGE FIRE |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | State of Hawaii | EMERGENCY RESPONSE OLOWALU FIRE |
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 Mōpua: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olowalu Cinder Pit | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olowalu | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Launiupoko | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Waineʻe | 5.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lunaville | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Narushi Camp (historical) | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lahaina | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Māʻalaea | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Kelawea | 5.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 362491. 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.