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1983 Map of Honokaa

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Honokaa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Honokaa serves as the focal point for this coastal landscape on the Big Island, illustrating the agricultural and transport patterns of the early 1980s. The settlement's relationship with the shoreline is marked by historical maritime access points like Honokaa Landing and Paauhau Landing, while the inland economy is defined by the Lower Hamakua Ditch and its complex system of flumes and water tanks.

The map details the transition from the coastal sugar mill villages of Haina and Paauhau to the high-elevation protected lands of the Hamakua Forest Reserve. Researchers will find significant infrastructure including the Mamalahoa Highway, various quarries, and community hubs like the Rodeo Arena and Kalopa State Park. This record preserves the location of many smaller family homesteads and unnamed cemeteries situated among the gulches and plantation lands.