how to find a TMK parcel on google maps

[terracore]

Is there a way to find a TMK parcel on google maps (google earth) without an address?

[getty62]

i'm sure there is, but don't be suprised when it looks to about twenty years ago.

[Rob Tucker]

I don't know the answer about Google maps but you would likely have best results if you used the address. County Planning Department can give you the parcel address from the TMK number. It is unlikely that Google has reconciled TMKs with their maps.

[terracore]

that would be good enough

[Carey]

You can also do the county TMK search online, with address or TMK, through the county property tax site (this also has sales info, lot size, permits (that the county entered...) owners & such. County tax link:
http://www.hawaiipropertytax.com/Main/Home.aspx

[dwedeking]

I found the parcels on google maps by cross referencing the street names on the TMK maps with the google maps. I found it helpful to look at the street map version of google maps as it shows the lot layouts as well (if you zoom down far enough) so you can match oddball size lots between TMK and google to give you lock down points.

http://www.wedekingphotography.com

[terracore]

Yes, that is what I wound up doing. Thank God for oddball size lots, eh?

[bluesboy]

i don't think i've found the definitive way to do this, but there are a couple different tools to get this accomplished.

1. the county tax maps provide the TMK numbers which show the lot sizes and dimensions. http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/tax-maps/current/

2. an alternative maps viewer (and probably more flexible in many regards) is GIS Explorer. http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer

3. the state offers many layers viewable in GIS Explorer, including a TMK map. http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/download.htm

4. this mls search site has the best map view and search features of any i've seen. http://www.bigislandreale.com/

[csgray]

For some parts of Hawaii County Bing has much clearer images, plus you can look at a property from all angles when you are in the birds eye mode. HPP and parts of Hilo are especially clear. They use photographs, not satellite images, so you need to zoom in to see how clear the image is, it changes as you go to different resolutions. Bing also gives the names of all the ahuapua'a when you zoom in, which is pretty cool.

Carol