Olohena, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Wailua-Anahola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96746. It lies near Sleeping Giant. The Survey maps it on the Kapaa quadrangle.
On record in Olohena
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pu'u'opae Bridgelisted 2005 · 0.6 miles away
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 Kapaa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Kauai quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Kauai quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Kapaa quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Kapaa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Kapaa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
228 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 228 fires within 5 miles of Olohena between 2001 and 2016, burning about 3,213 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 | 224 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Kaua'i | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | 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 |
| 26 September 2011 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Olohena: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Titanium, Water, Free, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central Kauai Deposit | Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Titanium, Water, Free, Silica | Prospect | 1949 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wailua Homesteads | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Wailua House Lots | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Kapahi | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Wailua | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Papaloa | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Waipouli | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Kawaihau | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Kapaʻa | 2.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2651769. 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.






