Awāwaloa
Awāwaloa is a cape in Hawaii County, Hawaii.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America
- Also known as: “Awawaloa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kamilo Beach and Papakōlea Beach.
Kamilo Beach
Beach
Kamilo Beach, is a beach located on the southeast coast of the island of Hawaii. It is known for its accumulation of plastic marine debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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.
Awāwaloa
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.96253° or 18° 57′ 45″ northLongitude
-155.622° or 155° 37′ 19″ westElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
73C6X97H+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 7727247897OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Awāwaloa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Awāwaloa”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kamā‘oa Homesteads and Kaʻilikiʻi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hoonoua and Pu‘unāhāhā.
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