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2017 Map of Papaaloa

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Papaaloa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

The coastal hamlets of Laupāhoehoe, Papaaloa, and Hakalau cling to the windward Hamakua Coast of the Island of Hawai‘i, where the volcanic landscape is deeply etched by parallel drainages. Numerous watercourses, including Manowaiopae Stream and Ninole Stream, carve deep gulches as they rush toward the Pacific. The human geography is concentrated along the terrace between the sea and the upper slopes, centered on community anchors like Saint Anthony's Catholic Church and its adjacent Saint Anthony's Catholic Church Cem.

A network of local roads such as Papaaloa Rd and Chin Chuck Rd provides access to former plantation lands and homesteads. Coastal landmarks like the prominent Laupāhoehoe Point and several smaller promontories such as Kuku Point and Nāhaku Point define the shore. Further inland, the terrain transitions into the steep, heavily dissected uplands of Nāuhi Gulch and the volcanic feature of Nanamauna Cone.