Kehena Beach
Kehena Beach is a narrow black sand beach located on the east shore of the island of Hawaii, in the Puna district. Spinner dolphins frequent the water; as a result, the beach has also been known as Dolphin Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaimū and Kalapana.
Kaimū
Suburb
Photo: JGKlein, Public domain.
Kaimū was a small town in the Puna District on Island of Hawaiʻi that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990. Kaimū is situated 3½ miles southwest of Kehena Beach.
Kalapana
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalapana is a town and a region in the Puna District on the Island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. The town was the original location of the Star of the Sea Painted Church. Kalapana is situated 4½ miles southwest of Kehena Beach.
Leilani Estates
Suburb
Leilani Estates is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna. The subdivision was formed in 1964. Leilani Estates is situated 5 miles north of Kehena Beach.
Kehena Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: Beach on the east shore of the island of Hawaii
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
19.39493° or 19° 23′ 42″ northLongitude
-154.92822° or 154° 55′ 42″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
73F793VC+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 201863716OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Hausa—“Kehena Beach” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কেহেনা সৈকত”
- Cebuano: “Kehena Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط كيهينا”
- Hausa: “Kogin Kehena”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kehena Beach”. Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.