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1924 Map of Makuu

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Makuu
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The coastal shelf of the Puna district is dominated by the Hawaii Consolidated Ry, which once connected these isolated windward settlements to the wider island economy. Surveyed in the early 1920s, the map reveals a landscape structured by both historical geological events and organized land distribution. The massive Lava Flow of 1840 cuts a stark path toward the coast near Nanawale Bay, while the geometric patterns of the Nanawale Homesteads and Keonepoko Homesteads illustrate the territory's efforts to establish residential and agricultural communities.

Prominent landmarks such as Kapoho Crater and the easternmost point of the island at Cape Kumukahi define the shoreline, which is punctuated by smaller landings like Honolulu Landing. Moving inland from the Pacific Ocean, the rail line passes through transit points like Pahoa Junction and Makuu Sta, supporting a network of small villages and agricultural subdivisions that reflect the era's rural Hawaiian life before modern development.