Ka‘ahue
Ka‘ahue is a bay in Hawaii County, Hawaii. Ka‘ahue is situated nearby to the area Papakōlea, as well as near Hāli‘i.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Ka‘ahue
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Ka’ahue”, “Kaahua”, and “Kaahue”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
18.92443° or 18° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
-155.65417° or 155° 39′ 15″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
73C6W8FW+Q8GeoNames ID
5857428
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Satellite Map
Discover Ka‘ahue from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Ka‘ahue” goes by many names.
- Hawaiian: “Ka‘ahue”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Papakōlea and Hāli‘i.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pu‘u‘ula‘ula and Hanalua.
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