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'''Kaimū'''<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries|Kaimū|id=D47575|dic=pp}}</ref> was a small town in the [[Puna, Hawaii|Puna District]] on [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawai{{okina}}i]] that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of [[lava]] from the [[Kūpaʻianahā]] vent of the [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]] [[volcano]] in 1990.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/summary/|title=Summary of the Pu |
'''Kaimū'''<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries|Kaimū|id=D47575|dic=pp}}</ref> was a small town in the [[Puna, Hawaii|Puna District]] on [[Hawaii (island)|Island of Hawai{{okina}}i]] that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of [[lava]] from the [[Kūpaʻianahā]] vent of the [[Kilauea|Kīlauea]] [[volcano]] in 1990.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/summary/|title=Summary of the Pu'u 'Ō 'ō-Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983-present|publisher=USGS}}</ref> In [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]], ''kai mū'' means "gathering [at the] sea" as to watch surfing.<ref>{{Hawaiian Dictionaries|kai|id=D6085}}; {{Hawaiian Dictionaries|mū|id=D13804}}</ref> The lava flow that destroyed Kaimū and nearby [[Kalapana, Hawaii|Kalapana]] erupted from the southeast rift zone of Kīlauea. |
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Kaimū was located on '''Kaimū Bay'''. The bay was world-famous for its black sand [[beach]] which was surrounded by shady palm trees.{{ |
Kaimū was located on '''Kaimū Bay'''. The bay was world-famous for its black sand [[beach]] which was surrounded by shady palm trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.sfgate.com/hawaii/2011/06/15/buried-treasure-new-black-sand-beach-kaimu-and-kalapana/|title = Home}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/04/us/hawaii-lava-flow-closes-black-sand-beach.html|title = Hawaii Lava Flow Closes Black Sand Beach|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 4 August 1990}}</ref> Kaimū was the birthplace of Hawaiian nationalist leader [[Joseph Nāwahī]]. |
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 7 November 2023
Kaimu | |
 Kaimū Beach, also known as Black Sand Beach, 1959. Beginning in 1983, eruption from the Kīlauea volcano began to affect the area, completely covering it by 1990. | |
| Alternative name | Kaimu Beach Park |
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| Coordinates | 19°21′30″N 154°58′30″W / 19.35833°N 154.97500°W |
Kaimū[1] was a small town in the Puna District on Island of Hawaiʻi that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990.[2] In Hawaiian, kai mū means "gathering [at the] sea" as to watch surfing.[3] The lava flow that destroyed Kaimū and nearby Kalapana erupted from the southeast rift zone of Kīlauea.
Before volcanic destruction
[edit]Kaimū was located on Kaimū Bay. The bay was world-famous for its black sand beach which was surrounded by shady palm trees.[4][5] Kaimū was the birthplace of Hawaiian nationalist leader Joseph Nāwahī.
After volcanic destruction
[edit]Now both the bay and the town are buried under some 50 feet (15 m) of lava. A large section of State Route 130 (Kaimu-Chain of Craters Road) was also covered by the lava.[2] The road is on top of the cooled lava now, with some homes built on top of the lava. There is also the New Beach, black sand like the old, where locals and visitors are bringing sprouted coconuts and planting them to restore the lost trees.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaimū, Hawaii.
- ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Kaimū". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press.
- ^ a b "Summary of the Pu'u 'Ō 'ō-Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983-present". USGS.
- ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of kai". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press.; Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of mū". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Hawaii Lava Flow Closes Black Sand Beach". The New York Times. 4 August 1990.
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