BlockRoyal Hawaiian Estates, Hawaii
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Keaau-Mountain View census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96785. The Survey maps it on the Volcano quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 14 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.
- 1922 USGS Puna quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Puna quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Hawaii South quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Hawaii South quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hawaii South quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hawaii South quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Volcano quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Hawaii quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Volcano quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Hawaii County Sheet 2 quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Volcano quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Volcano quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Royal Hawaiian Estates between 1992 and 2017, burning about 8 acres in total. 3 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 | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | VOLCANO HOUSE |
| 30 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 24 June 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | BIRTHDAY |
| 17 June 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | KANE NUI O HAMO |
| 3 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 23 February 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 11 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 9 December 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | PAA ALII |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Loa Estates | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Volcano | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fern Forest | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Glenwood | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Eden Roc | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lehua (historical) | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Fern Acres | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mountain View | 8.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806901. 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.