Hāli‘ipa‘akai
Hāli‘ipa‘akai is a cape in Hawaii County, Hawaii.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.
Hāli‘ipa‘akai
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Hali’ipa’akai”, “Hāliʻipaʻakai”, “Halii Paakai”, and “Haliipaakai”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.93531° or 18° 56′ 7″ northLongitude
-155.64189° or 155° 38′ 31″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
73C6W9P5+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 7727247967OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5855504
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Hāli‘ipa‘akai” goes by many names.
- Hawaiian: “Hāli‘ipa‘akai”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kaʻilikiʻi and Kamaoa Homesteads.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Puāuāomahana and Green Sand Beach.
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