Abandoned Record
About Waiakea
This is a site record: what public sources say about Waiakea, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Waiakea is
Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Waiakea
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1917 Hilo sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1932 Hilo sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Hawaii North sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Hawaii North sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Hawaii North sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Hilo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Hawaii sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1977 Hilo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Hawaii County Sheet 2 sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Hilo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1995 Hilo sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Waiakea
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Hawaii index.
- Kapoho20.5 mi SE · Hawaii
- Laupahoehoe23.0 mi N · Hawaii
- Kalapana23.0 mi SE · Hawaii
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Waiakea": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).