BlockPuʻuanahulu, Hawaii
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the North Kona census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96740. It lies near Puʻuʻio. The Survey maps it on the Puuanahulu quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1928 USGS Puako quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Puu Anahulu quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Hawaii quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hawaii County Sheet 1 quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Puu Anahulu quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Puu Anahulu quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Puʻuanahulu between 1998 and 2017, burning about 6,451 acres in total. 3 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 | 19 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 25 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 630 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 14 July 2017 | Natural | 1.5 acres | State of Hawaii | HENA HENA LIGHTNING FIRE |
| 14 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | State of Hawaii | PUU ANAHULU 16MM 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 Puʻuanahulu: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puu Waawaa Pit and Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kīholo | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Keawaiki | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Weliweli | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Keʻāmuku (historical) | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Kapalaoa | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| ʻAnaehoʻomalu | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Waikoloa Beach Resort | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kaʻūpūlehu | 7.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 364124. 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.