Hawaii’s Famed Hōlei Sea Arch Has Collapsed
The 90-foot lava arch had been showing signs of instability for years, and park officials warned visitors to stay back from the cliff edge.
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park confirmed the iconic 90-foot Holei Sea Arch collapsed into the Pacific Ocean on Hawaii Island, likely during Hurricane Nolo between September 23 and September 27.
- Formed about 550 years ago due to "differential erosion," the arch was carved from an ancient lava flow. Earthquakes during the 2018 Kilauea eruption and Tropical Storm Darby previously damaged surrounding cliffs.
- New cracks appearing in January 2020 prompted the park to close the original viewing area at the end of Chain of Craters Road. Officials opened a safer viewing area further from the cliff edge in March 2020.
- Social media photos show visitors entering closed areas near the former arch, prompting warnings from the National Park Service. Entering this rugged, wave-swept coast creates serious risk of falling and drowning, officials stated.
- Unstable coastal cliff edges at the park drop vertically into the ocean, creating serious falling hazards for visitors. The National Park Service requires all visitors to stay out of closed areas and away from cliff edges.
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One of Hawaii's most recognizable natural landmarks is no longer there. The approximately 90-foot-tall Holey Arch collapsed and disappeared into the Pacific Ocean between September 23 and 27, the U.S. National Park Service confirmed. The exact time is unknown, but the feature was visible on September 23 and was missing until the evening of September 27. <iframe width="315" height="576" src="https://www.youtube.
The famous Hawaiian postcard, Holei Sea Arch, a volcanic rock formation on the coast of Hawaii Island (also known as Big Island), collapsed after being weakened by Hurricane Nolo's passage, confirmed on Friday (2) the National Park Service (NPS). The American federal government agency did not determine the exact date of the end of Holei Sea Arch, but estimates that the natural disaster occurred before Sunday night, September 27th. The last NPS m…
For 500 years, a rock arch in Hawaii resisted the waves, but after several storms Hurricane disappeared.
The Holei Sea Arch, a centuries-old Hawaii wonder, crumbles into the Pacific
The Holei Sea Arch at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park has collapsed into the ocean after more than 500 years, following a tropical storm in late September. Read more at straitstimes.com.
(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = A 27-meter-high sea arch, once considered a landmark of Hawaii, has disappeared into the sea.
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