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1916 Map of Kohala

Name: 1916 Topographic Map of Kohala
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Union Mill and Kohala Mill anchor the industrial landscape of the northern peninsula, where a network of sugar infrastructure defines the early twentieth-century economy. The Hawaii Railway winds along the coast, connecting these processing centers to Union Mill Station, Halawa Station, and the transport hub at Mahukona. This period of development is characterized by a dense concentration of company towns and camps, such as Camp 17, established near the fertile gulches of the Kohala Mountain Forest Reserve.

Social centers like the Kohala Club, Kohala Seminary, and the Catholic Church appear alongside traditional Hawaiian landmarks, including a Heiau and ancient coastal sites like Hongipu Landing. The geography transitions from the bustling settlements of Hawi and Honomakau to the dramatic coastal cliffs of the Pacific Ocean, where steep ravines like Pololu Stream and Honopue Gulch separate the plantation lands from the uninhabited eastern peaks.