Pukalani, Hawaii
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Makawao-Paia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96768. It lies near Kaluapulani Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Paia quadrangle. 8,299 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,526 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPukalani grew from 7,574 to 8,299 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,574 | |
| 2020 | 8,299 | +725 (+10%) |
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
125 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Pukalani between 2000 and 2020, burning about 4,609 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 | 123 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Maui | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pukalani: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pukalani in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 7 heavy rain, 1 flood, 1 wildfire, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2006 | Flash Flood | Pukalani | - | Heavy showers and thunderstorms affected the Valley Isle from western parts of East Maui to leeward coastal areas of West Maui. A section of Haleakala Highway, around 2 miles southeast of Kahului, was closed for a time by flooding. The junction of Mokulele and Piilani highways became flooded during the afternoon hours on the 2nd as well. However, no serious property damage or injuries were reported.| |
| September 2020 | Heavy Rain | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| December 2014 | Heavy Rain | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Heavy Rain | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Dust Devil | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Heavy Rain | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Heavy Rain | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Heavy Rain | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Heavy Rain | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| October 2003 | Wildfire | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Flood | Pukalani | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makawao | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Hāliʻimaile | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Kailua Village (historical) | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Keāhua (historical) | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Kokomo | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Paholoi (historical) | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| ʻŌmaʻopio | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Village Ten (historical) | 3.6 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 Pukalani | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1962617 | 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 363512. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






