Waipuku Point
Waipuku Point is a cape in Hawaii County, Hawaii. Waipuku Point is situated nearby to the suburb Kehena, as well as near Kalapana Sea View Estates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kehena Beach and Star of the Sea Painted Church.
Kehena Beach
Beach
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Star of the Sea Painted Church
Church
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Star of the Sea Painted Church 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 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.
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.
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.
Waipuku Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
19.38435° or 19° 23′ 4″ northLongitude
-154.93399° or 154° 56′ 2″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
73F793M8+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 89000566OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5854748
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Localities in the Area
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