GC2WNAD Puna Must See Series #6: Cape Kumukahi Lighthouse (Traditional Cache) in Hawaii, United States created by Kateriana and Lena

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A cache by Kateriana and Lena Message this owner

Hidden : 5/21/2011

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Cape Kumukahi is of great spiritual importance to native Hawai'ians. It is the Easternmost point of land in Hawai'i and therefore where the sun first shines upon Hawai'i every day of every year.

As a resident of the Puna area, I've picked some of my most favorite places to share with geocachers! I feel these each have a unique landscape or exceptional surroundings to make them a "MUST SEE" in my neck of the woods! Please enjoy the area and let me know if I can answer anything for you!!

The spiritual significance of the cape is highlighted by the Kapoho eruption of 1960. Just before six o'clock on the morning of January 13th of 1960 the earth began to quake resulting in the opening of large cracks yawned in the ground around the village of Kapoho. There are photos of men standing in the cracks with only their heads visible. Within hours towering fountains of lava were spewing from one of these cracks. The cinder and 'a'a engulfed the village and much of Cape Kumukahi. The spiritual message from Madam Pele was sent by leaving the church and the lighthouse untouched. The lava, upon reaching the light, divided into two streams. The result was that it completely surrounded the pad of the lighthouse but never flowed onto it. The message was that these two structures were good for the aina and her people.

Source: PunaWeb

More complete story of the 1960 flow that destroyed Kapoho but left the Lighthouse standing

Gratz to Crab Pot for FTF!!