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1916 Map of Waipio

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

USGS Topo · Published 1932

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Kohala Mountain dominates this topographical study, where deep ravines like Pololu Valley and Waimanu Valley cut sharply through the northern Hamakua Pali Forest Reserve. The landscape illustrates the early 20th-century intersection of natural geography and industrial engineering, most notably through the Kohala Ditch and its intricate network of intakes designed to move water across the steep terrain.

Settlement patterns are concentrated around the coastal Pacific Sugar Mill at Kukuihaele and the inland plains of Waimea. Further south, the map details the ranching and agricultural infrastructure of the era, including Dairy Camp and the remote Mana settlement connected by the Old Mana Road. Genealogists will find valuable locational data for the Kamuela P.O. and Niulii School, alongside numerous named cinder cones such as Puu Kakanihie and Puu Maile that define the high-altitude plateaus.