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1995 Map of Honokaa

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Honokaa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Honokaa serves as the focal point of this coastal survey, where the terrestrial landscape of the Big Island meets the Pacific Ocean. The geography is defined by a dense network of gulches, including Keaakaukau Gulch and Nienie Gulch, that carve through the agricultural and forest lands. Coastal operations are marked by Honokaa Landing and Paauhau Landing, indicating the historic importance of maritime access for the local sugar industry and transport before modern infrastructure predominated.

Broad tracts of managed land, such as the Hamakua State Forest Reserve and the Kalopa State Recreation Area, occupy the higher elevations. Residential patterns are visible in the Hamakua Homesteads and Paauhau Homesteads, reflecting the legacy of late 19th and early 20th-century land distribution. Smaller settlements like Haina and the abandoned KaLehua (Site) illustrate the shifting population centers along the Mamalahoa Highway.