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1957 Map of Hawi

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Hawi
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Sugar production and ranching define the northern tip of the Big Island in this mid-century survey. The landscape is dominated by the industrial infrastructure of the Kohala Mill and its supporting worker communities, including Union Camp, Hoea Camp, and Halawa Camp. Civil life is concentrated along the coastal corridor at Hawi and Kapaau, where researchers will find the Kohala Hosp and Kamehameha Park.

The terrain transitions sharply from the rugged coastline of Kauhola Pt to the upland slopes of the Kohala Mountains, marked by numerous cinder cones or puu, such as Puu Hue and Puu o Nale. Inland, the economy shifts to cattle at the Puakea Ranch and Puu Hue Ranch, supported by an intricate network of pipelines and reservoirs like Puuokumau Res. This document preserves the exact layout of the North Kohala District before modern development altered its agricultural character.