Makakilo City, Hawaii
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ewa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96707. It lies near Puʻupālailai. The Survey maps it on the Ewa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Ewa quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Ewa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Ewa quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Ewa quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Ewa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Ewa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,361 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,361 fires within 5 miles of Makakilo City between 2001 and 2018, burning about 6,562 acres in total. 1 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 | 1360 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Makakilo City: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Calcium, Limestone, General, Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus Hawaiian Cement Corp. | Limestone, General, Clay | Producer | ||
| Makakilo Quarry and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Barbers Point Limestone Pit | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Barbers Point Mill | Calcium | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Makakilo City in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 9 heavy rain, 4 funnel cloud, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Flood | Makakilo City | 6 hurt | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Lightning | Makakilo City | $50,000 | A lightning strike destroyed a transmission pole in the Campbell Industrial area at about 2 am. |
| May 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Makakilo City | - | Individuals with the Department of Emergency Management reported a funnel cloud over Makakilo in leeward Oahu. It did not cause any damage or affect air operations. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Makakilo City | - | After heavy rain, flood waters became 3 to 4 feet deep on westbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway near Makakilo in leeward Oahu. |
| May 2004 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | Heavy showers and steady rain produced ponding of roadways and small stream and drainage ditch flooding in southern parts of Oahu. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage. |
| March 2020 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| October 2015 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Heavy Rain | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Flood | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Makakilo City | - | no account filed |
| December 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Makakilo City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waimanalo Village | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Honokai Hale | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sisal | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Kapolei | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Varona Village | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Tenney Village | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| ʻEwa Villages | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| ʻEwa | 2.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 362042. 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.









