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2017 Map of Haiku

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Haiku
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Makawao and Haiku-Pauwela anchor this coastal and agricultural landscape on the northern slopes of Maui. The map reveals a complex infrastructure of water management essential to the region's history, featuring the Haiku Ditch, Lowrie Ditch, and New Hamakua Ditch which cut across the deep gulches of the windward coast. These engineered waterways, alongside reservoirs like Peahi Reservoir and Kapalaalaea Reservoir, illustrate the legacy of sugar cultivation and plantation-era irrigation systems.

From the high ground of Pi‘iholo and Ulalena, the terrain descends through smaller communities like Kokomo and Kaupakalua toward a jagged coastline of points and bays. Notable landmarks for local historians include the Makawao Cem, Maui Veteran's Cem, and the Balthazar Bridge. The northern edge is defined by dramatic coastal features such as Pa‘ūwela Point and Papanuiokāne, where the island meets the Pacific Ocean.