Pōhakuwa‘akauhi Bay
Pōhakuwa‘akauhi Bay is a bay in Hawaii County, Hawaii.| 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.
Pōhakuwa‘akauhi Bay
- Type: Bay
- Address: HI
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
18.9447° or 18° 56′ 41″ northLongitude
-155.6984° or 155° 41′ 54″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
73C6W8V2+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 368391578OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover Pōhakuwa‘akauhi Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kaʻilikiʻi and Kamā‘oa Homesteads.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pu‘uohā‘upu and Pu‘ulohena.
Hawaii: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Honolulu, Kauai, Hilo, and Molokai.
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