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1982 Map of Kalalua

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Kalalua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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The East Rift Zone dominates this landscape, showing the dramatic volcanic activity that shaped the Puna District during the mid-20th century. The map carefully delineates successive events, including the Lava Flow of 1969, which moved across Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and the Lava Flow of 1977 near Puu Kauka. These flows create a stark visual record of recent geological change against protected areas like the Wao Kele O Puna Natural Area Reserve and Kahaualea Natural Area Reserve.

Human settlement is concentrated along the eastern edge and the northern grid of the Nanawale Forest Reserve. Streets named for local flora, such as Hibiscus St and Gardenia St, mark the planned residential layouts of the era. To the south, the Kupahua Homesteads and Kaimu Makena Homesteads sit in close proximity to cinder cones like Puu Kahaualea, illustrating the persistence of island life at the edge of active rift zones.