BlockPalihoʻoukapapa, Hawaii
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Honokaa-Kukuihaele census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96727. It lies near Pūnohu. The Survey maps it on the Makahalau quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Makahalau quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Hawaii quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hawaii County Sheet 1 quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Makahalau quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Makahalau quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Palihoʻoukapapa (historical) between 2000 and 2010, burning about 3,065 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 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 315 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 4 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | State of Hawaii | KAUPULEHU |
| 20 March 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,750 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 16 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Palihoʻoukapapa (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Quarry and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Ranch Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makahalau | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Paliʻaʻalii | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Mānā | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hanaipoe | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Kūhiō Village | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Halepiula | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| ʻUmikoa | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Waimea | 8.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 365169. 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.