Pohokinikini
Pohokinikini is an area in Hawaii County, Hawaii. Pohokinikini is situated nearby to the area Hāli‘i, as well as near Papakōlea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Papakōlea Beach.
Papakōlea Beach
Beach
Photo: Aren Elliott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Papakōlea Beach is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻū district of the island of Hawaiʻi. It is one of only two green sand beaches in the world, the other being Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands It gets its distinctive coloring from olivine sand eroded out of the enclosing volcanic cone. Papakōlea Beach is situated 3 km southeast of Pohokinikini.
Pohokinikini
- Type: Area
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
18.96102° or 18° 57′ 40″ northLongitude
-155.65811° or 155° 39′ 29″ westElevation
151 metres (495 feet)Open location code
73C6X86R+CQGeoNames ID
5852496
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