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1956 Map of Kamuela

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Kamuela
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Waimea serves as the focal point of this mid-1950s survey, where the convergence of the Mamalahoa Highway, Kawaihae Road, and Kohala Mountain Road establishes it as a vital transportation hub on the Big Island. The map reveals a transition from the structured plots of the Waimea Homesteads and Puukapu Homesteads to the high-elevation terrain of the Kohala Mountains.

Evidence of local industry and social life is found in the Parker Ranch Racetrack and Kuhio Village. Aviation history is particularly visible here, with both the active Waimea-Kohala Airport and the nearby Waimea Airport (Abandoned) recorded. To the north, a complex network of irrigation features like the Waihoolana Ditch and several Intakes cut through the Kohala Forest Reserve to manage the watershed before it reaches the Waimanu Gap.