Kalapana

Kalapana is a town and a region in the on the Island of Hawaiʻi in the . The town was the original location of the .
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  • Type: Suburb with 167 residents
  • Description: Hawaiian town
  • Also known as: Kalapana, Hawaii” and “Kalapanu

Places of Interest

Highlights include Star of the Sea Painted Church.

Church
The is a Catholic Church in Kalapana, Hawai'i, United States of America. It was built in 1927-1928 under the direction of a Belgian Catholic missionary, Father Evarist Gielen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaimū.

Suburb
Photo: JGKlein, Public domain.
was a small town in the on Island of Hawaiʻi that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990.

Kalapana

Latitude
19.3527° or 19° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-154.9784° or 154° 58′ 42″ west
Population
167
Elevation
784 feet (239 metres)
Open location code
73F7923C+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150919242
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
5847768
Wiki­data ID
Q3192115
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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Polish—“Kalapana” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: Kalapana, Havaji
  • Croatian: Kalapana
  • French: Kalapana
  • German: Kalapana
  • Gilaki: کالاپانا (هاوايي)
  • Gilaki: کالاپانا
  • Indonesian: Kalapana, Hawaii
  • Indonesian: Kalapana
  • Irish: Kalapana
  • Italian: Kalapana
  • Japanese: カラパナ
  • Ladin: Kalapana
  • Polish: Kalapana

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kehena and Upper Kaimu Homesteads.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaimū Black Sand Beach and Kehena Beach.

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