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Koko Head (at 642 ft or 196 m) is an ancient tuff cone that is somewhat dwarfed by its neighboring tuff cone, Koko Crater, with its peak, Kohelepelepe (or Puʻu Mai), rising to 1208 ft or 368 m. Koko Head itself has three significant depressions or old vents, the largest of which forms the well-known Hanauma Bay.
The legend tells a story where Pele, goddess of vulcanoes and fire, was attacked on Hawaii by Kamapuaʻa, a shapeshifting man with a pig head. Her sister Kapo came to her aid, luring the attacker away by throwing her vagina to Oʻahu. Kamapua'a followed it to the location of Koko head, where it left a deep imprint, believed to be Koko crater ...
Koko Head was formed by the Koko Tuff. Later explosion craters, such as Hanauma Bay, developed within Koko Head. [41] Koko Crater was also the source of an ash layer that covers the surrounding terrain, [142] and of pyroclastic density flows. [143] After Koko Head had formed, a second volcanic explosion generated another crater on its eastern ...
After hundreds of thousands of years of dormancy, Koʻolau volcano began to erupt again. Some thirty eruptions over the past 500,000 years or so have created many of the landmarks around eastern Oʻahu, such as Diamond Head, Koko Head (Hanauma Bay), Koko Crater, Punchbowl Crater, Tantalus, and Āliapaʻakai, and are collectively known as the Honolulu Volcanic Series, or simply Honolulu ...
Mar. 2—City officials say they are moving forward with a project to remove the steel platform atop Koko Crater Stairs due to major safety concerns. The city said in response to the Kokonut ...
STAR-ADVERTISER The tracks at Koko Head are seen, in January 2021, in East Oahu. A 40-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in serious, but stable, condition after she fell an estimated 10 feet ...
Aerial view of Maunalua (Hawaii Kai) and Koko Head Location of Maunalua (Hawaiʻi Kai), Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi Kai Hawaiʻi Kai at Sunrise. Hawaiʻi Kai, also known as Maunalua or Koko Marina, is a largely residential area located in the City & County of Honolulu, in the East Honolulu CDP, on the island of Oʻahu. Hawaiʻi Kai is the largest of ...
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