Waiehu, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Waihee-Waikapu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96793. It stands on Waiehu Stream. The Survey maps it on the Wailuku quadrangle.
On record in Waiehu
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Halekii-Pihana Heiaulisted 1985 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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
- 1955 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Maui quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Wailuku quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
212 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Waiehu between 2004 and 2019, burning about 9,408 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 | 212 |
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 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | 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 |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | 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 Waiehu: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hcs Lime Pit and Mill | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Maui Block Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waiehu in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2004: 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Heavy Rain | Waiehu | - | Heavy showers caused ponding of roadways, and drainage ditch and small stream flooding in windward sections of west Maui, including the communities of Waiehu and Wailuku. There were no reports of serious injuries or property damage. |
| January 2003 | Heavy Rain | Waiehu | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiehu Village | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Waiehu Camp | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Paukūkalo | 1.1 miles | 10 | |
| Waiheʻe | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Puʻuohala Village | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Happy Valley | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Wailuku | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Kahului | 2.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 364588. 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.






