Pahoa
Hawaii · United States
On our drive we will drive through a quaint town called Pahoa. Once a booming plantation town and now a laid-back hippie town with old school artistry charm and wood-plank boardwalks. You will see the current lava flow that nearly wiped this town off the map.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Pahoa Coastal District
Welcome, fellow analysts of geomorphology and coastal dynamics, to the breathtaking and notoriously volatile Puna coastline, situated south of the main Pahoa municipality. We are commencing our academic survey along the renowned…
Listen in the app2The Ironwood Canopy Environment
As we drive or walk along the initial stretches of the Red Road, our immediate micro-environment is profoundly dominated by an incredibly dense, overarching canopy of Ironwood trees, scientifically classified as Casuarina…
Listen in the app3Mackenzie State Park Sea Cliffs
We have now arrived at our first major point of direct geological observation: Mackenzie State Park. Disembark and proceed carefully toward the precipice, maintaining a highly conservative distance from the absolute edge. …
Listen in the app4The Transformation of Pohoiki Bay
Continuing our southern trajectory, we arrive at an area of intense contemporary geological relevance: Pohoiki, also recognized as Isaac Hale Beach Park. Prior to the summer of two thousand and eighteen, this location was a…
Listen in the app5The Physics of Black Sand
Having arrived upon the newly formed expanses of the Pohoiki black sand beach, it is academically necessary to conduct a detailed particulate analysis of the substrate beneath our feet. A common misconception among casual…
Listen in the app6The Loss of Historic Kalapana
Progressing further along the coast to our penultimate analytical station, we reach the site of the former village of Kalapana and the historic Kaimu Bay. To comprehend the emotional and sociological gravity of this specific…
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Despite the profound tragedy associated with the nineteen ninety inundation of Kalapana, our final sectional analysis requires us to observe the incredible geographical rebirth currently unfolding at the very edge of the new lava…
Listen in the app8Final Reflections on the Shifting Shore
As we conclude our extensive geomorphological survey of the Pahoa coastal district and the broader Puna shoreline, it is academically vital to synthesize the profound visual and physical data we have collected today. We have…
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What is Pahoa?
Pahoa is a place in Hawaii · United States with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Hawaii · United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 19.4947, -154.9481 |
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