🧿 Kaimū, Hawaii

United States · Americas · 19.36°N, 154.97°W

Kaimū was a small town in the Puna District on Island of Hawaiʻi that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990. In Hawaiian, kai mū means "gathering [at the] sea" as to watch surfing. The lava flow that destroyed Kaimū and nearby Kalapana erupted from the southeast rift zone of Kīlauea.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	19.36°N, 154.97°W · view on map

Kaimū, Hawaii is located in United States, in Americas.

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