Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park
By Geology and Ecology of National Parks
2004 (approx.)
![Pu`uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/puuhon53_0.jpg?itok=jTbx1oEz)
Detailed Description
The massive cliffs around Kealakekua Bay are part of an escarpment created by a massive landslide that slid off the flank of the Big Island into the deep sea. The landslide may have created a tsunami (U. S. Geological Survey, 2008).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.