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Ahalanui

Coordinates: 19°28′07″N 154°49′59″W / 19.4684905°N 154.8329829°W / 19.4684905; -154.8329829
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19°28′07″N 154°49′59″W / 19.4684905°N 154.8329829°W / 19.4684905; -154.8329829 Ahalanui is the name of an ahupuaʻa and was the Hawaiian name[1] for a Hawaiʻi County-managed beach park in the district of Puna.[2] During the 2018 lower Puna eruption the area was covered by lava.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pūʻālaʻa County Park was another name for the park, cf. Ahalanui Park
  2. ^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of Ahalanui". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press.
  3. ^ Ahalanui Warm Ponds, Kua O Ka La School Taken By Lava

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pūʻālaʻa