Mokulēʻia Beach Colony, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Waialua census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96791. It stands on Polipoli Stream. The Survey maps it on the Kaena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Kaena quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Kaena quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Oahu quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Kaena quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Kaena quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
480 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 480 fires within 5 miles of Mokulēʻia Beach Colony between 1992 and 2017, burning about 10,249 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 477 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | City and County of Honolulu | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mokulēʻia Beach Colony: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waialua Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokulēʻia | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Waialua | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ranch Camp | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Haleʻiwa | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Kamoʻoloa | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Thompson Corner | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Neneleʻa (historical) | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Kawailoa Beach | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1904878. 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.







