The picturesque cliff on the coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, battered by waves, has collapsed, according to the U.S. National Park Service (NPS).
The Holei Sea Arch, a coastal rock arch in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, stood 27 meters tall and collapsed while the park was temporarily closed due to a tropical storm at the end of September, which may have caused the collapse.
Its natural collapse into the Pacific Ocean, which was not unexpected, represents “the latest change to the park’s remote and rugged coastline,” the National Park Service stated in a Facebook post.
Park officials have warned visitors to stay away from the site because the ground is unstable and dangerous, but people continue to go there.
This popular tourist attraction was formed about 550 years ago, and its name “Holei” comes from the name of a small endemic plant from the spurge family.
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