BlockPuʻunēnē, Hawaii
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Puunene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96732. The Survey maps it on the Paia quadrangle. It stands 82 feet above sea level.
On record in Puʻunēnē
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 1 record
Puunene Schoollisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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 Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Paia quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Paia quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Paia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
241 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 241 fires within 5 miles of Puʻunēnē between 2004 and 2020, burning about 21,406 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 | 239 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Puʻunēnē: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hcs Lime Pit and Mill | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Maui Block Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waikapu Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Village (historical) | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| McGerrow Village (historical) | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Spanish B Village (historical) | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| Yung Hee Village (historical) | 0.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sam Sing Village (historical) | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Village Five (historical) | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Village Four (historical) | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Village Eight (historical) | 0.9 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Puʻunēnē | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7262744 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 364176. 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.