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2013 Map of Honaunau

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Honaunau
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Kealakekua Bay anchors this coastal survey of the South Kona district, a landscape where ancient Hawaiian sacred sites meet the infrastructure of the early 21st century. The map highlights the significant cultural and religious heritage of the area, featuring Cooks Monument and Cooks Heliau at Ka'awaloa, alongside numerous traditional sites such as Hikiau Heiau and Hale o Keawe Heiau. This concentration of features within the Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park illustrates the enduring importance of this shoreline as a place of refuge and ceremony.

Uphill from the rocky coast, the community of Captain Cook and the surrounding agricultural slopes are defined by a network of local roads like Coffee Dr and Painted Church Rd, reflecting the region's long-standing land use patterns. From the Napo'opo'o Lighthouse in the north to the coastal settlement at Ho'okena in the south, the map documents a terrain where volcanic points such as Palemanō Point and Palianihi Point create a rugged interface with the Pacific Ocean.