Apua, Hawaii

ʻĀpua was an ancient village in the Puna district on the southern coast of the Island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. A small fishing village was located at about 19°15′41″N 155°11′46″W / 19.26139°N 155.19611°W / 19.26139; -155.19611, an elevation about 59 feet (18 m) above sea level.[1] The village was destroyed by a tsunami following the April 2, 1868 Hawaii earthquake and never resettled.[2][3]

ʻĀpua Point, just south of the former village site,[4] has a backcountry campground for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. There is no drinking water nor other facilities at the site. Weather and surf conditions can be very dangerous.[5] The trail crosses both old and new lava flows from the active volcano.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: ‘Āpua (historical)
  2. ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Apua ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  3. ^ John R. K. Clark, Beaches of the Big Island, University of Hawaii Press, 1985, p. 51. ISBN 0-8248-0976-9
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: ‘Āpua Point
  5. ^ "`Apua Hike". Volcanoes National Park official web site. US National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  6. ^ David Hoover (November 2003). "Journal - Apua". Volcanoes National Park official web site. US National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2010.


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