BlockWaikiʻi, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the South Kohala census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96743. It lies near Puʻukahekili. The Survey maps it on the Keamuku quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Keamuku quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hawaii North quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Hawaii quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hawaii County Sheet 1 quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Keamuku quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Keamuku quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Waikiʻi between 2005 and 2018, burning about 23,075 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 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 14 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18,000 acres | State of Hawaii | HIGHWAY 190 FIRE |
| 8 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 27 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,300 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
| 21 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | County of Hawai'i | not named |
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 Waikiʻi: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keʻāmuku (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Saddle Road Junction | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Waikoloa | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Makahalau | 9.7 miles | 11 | |
| Palihoʻoukapapa (historical) | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Paliʻaʻalii | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Puʻuanahulu | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| Waikoloa Village | 10.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 364682. 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.