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1995 Map of Puukinikini

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Puukinikini
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

Volcanic activity defines this portion of the Island of Hawaii, where the destructive history of Mauna Loa is recorded in distinct cooling paths. The map reveals the scarred landscape of the Lava Flow of 1926, the Lava Flow of 1919, and the Lava Flow of 1950, which cut across the high slopes of Kahuku. These frozen rivers of basalt contrast with the pockets of older vegetation, such as Kīpuka 'aiaka'ala'ā, which survived the surrounding eruptions.

Dense forest cover remains in the Ka'ū Forest Reserve and Kapāpala Forest Reserve, where the terrain is deeply incised by drainages like Moa'ula Gulch and Waihaka Gulch. For those interested in the island's water management, the isolated Maunaanu Waterhole is a notable landmark in the northeast. This 1995 revision maintains the topographic detail first established in the mid-20th century, providing a clear record of the island's changing volcanic surface.