Wailuku Heights, Hawaii
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Wailuku census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96793. It lies near ʻĪao Valley. The Survey maps it on the Wailuku quadrangle.
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
221 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Wailuku Heights between 2003 and 2019, burning about 22,894 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 | 220 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 570 acres | State of Hawaii | not named |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | County of Maui | not named |
| 22 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 Wailuku Heights: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maui Block Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Happy Valley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waikapu Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wailuku Heights in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2016: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Wailuku Heights | - | Flash flood waters along the Wailuku River inundated the Iao Valley. There was significant damage at the Iao Valley State Park and Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens County Park. Also, a debris flow and flooding occurred along Honoapiilani Highway between Maalaea and Lahaina. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Wailuku Heights | - | An emergency manager reported two homes in Iao Valley inundated with water overflowing from the Wailuku River (Iao Stream). The waterway had been rerouted by the extreme downpours that had occurred, and this was likely causing the problem of water getting into the residents' homes. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Wailuku Heights | - | Inundation forced the closure of Iao Valley State Park near Wailuku on the island of Maui. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopoi Village (historical) | 0.5 miles | 10 | |
| Happy Valley | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Wailuku | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Waikapū | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Puʻuohala Village | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Kahului | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Hyashi Village (historical) | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Waiehu Camp | 2.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 364758. 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.






