Pu'u Mahana (Warm Hill)

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Pu'u Mahana is a tuff cone produced more than 49,000 years ago (the limit of radiocarbon dating) by the explosive combination of lava and groundwater. The olivine crystals that make up Green Sand Beach are eroded from the cutaway interior of Pu'u Mahana.

Reference: hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/2005/05_10_27.html

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Coordinates: 18°56'10"N 155°38'43"W

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Pōhue Bay Extension 15 km
Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii 22 km
Manuka Natural Area Reserve 27 km
Ka'u Forest Reserve 32 km
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park - Kahuku Ranch Extension 35 km
Kahuku Ranch Cooperative Nene Sanctuary 38 km
Kapāpala Ranch Lands 53 km
Kapapala Cooperative Game Management Area 54 km
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 57 km
Hawai‘i 76 km

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