Famed Hawaii tourist attraction collapses into the sea amid unstable cliff warning
First reported 2 Oct, 12:26 UTCUpdated 23h ago7 sources
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Officials at the park service warned visitors to keep away from the location
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The Google Maps red pin for the Hōlei Sea Arch, a rugged, 90-foot bow formed by 550-year-old lava flows and the prolonged sculpture of the salty Pacific, now states, “Permanently closed.”
The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.
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- Iconic Hawaii Landmark Collapses After 500 Years (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
CrisRG / Getty Images/iStockphoto The iconic Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaii has collapsed into the ocean after more than half a millennium. Tourists were still taking photos of the landmark in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park last Wednesday, but park authorities said it had disappeared by Sunday night. Pinpointing the exact…
- Why did Hawaii's iconic Hōlei Sea Arch collapse into the Pacific after 500 years? Before-and-after photos show the change (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
The Hōlei Sea Arch stood about 90 feet (27 meters) tall along the southern coast of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island.
- Hawaii's iconic 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses (opens BBC News in a new tab)
The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.
- Holei Sea Arch, a centuries-old Hawaii wonder, crumbles into the Pacific (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
It crumbled around the same time a tropical storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii in September.
- Hawaii’s picturesque Hōlei Sea Arch collapses into the ocean (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The Google Maps red pin for the Hōlei Sea Arch, a rugged, 90-foot bow formed by 550-year-old lava flows and the prolonged sculpture of the salty Pacific, now states, “Permanently closed.”
- Hawaii sea arch collapses into Pacific Ocean after storms batter island state (opens CBS News in a new tab)
The Holei Sea Arch, located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was about 90 feet high before it collapsed.
- Famed Hawaii tourist attraction collapses into the sea amid unstable cliff warning (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Officials at the park service warned visitors to keep away from the location


