{"id":102271,"date":"2026-10-03T14:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T14:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/hawaii-sea-arch-collapses-into-pacific-ocean-550-years-after-its-formation\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T14:45:22","slug":"hawaii-sea-arch-collapses-into-pacific-ocean-550-years-after-its-formation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/hawaii-sea-arch-collapses-into-pacific-ocean-550-years-after-its-formation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii sea arch collapses into Pacific Ocean 550 years after its formation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A scenic cliff on the wave-swept coast of Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island has collapsed, the National Park Service said.<\/p>\n<p>The Holei Sea Arch, located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was about 90 feet high before it collapsed sometime between Sept. 23 and Sept. 27, possibly when the park was temporarily closed during <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/storm-nolo-hurricane-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Tropical Storm Nolo<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The exact time of the collapse is unknown and could have occurred when the park was temporarily closed during Tropical Storm Nolo,&#8221; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1E35yCUExU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>said<\/strong><\/a><strong> the Hawai&#8217;i Volcanoes National Park in a social media post.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nolo \u2014 which <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/storm-nolo-hurricane-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reached winds of 155 mph<\/a><\/span> \u2014 moved past Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island and brought heavy rain and winds to the state last week. 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Josh Green said the Trump administration approved an emergency declaration for Hawaii that will provide federal resources and assistance to the state in its recovery from Nolo.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/03\/fcd32d87-fc53-461f-a5b5-d6a584f6e562\/thumbnail\/620x198g4\/2bade16aaf979e6316bb9549bab9353d\/ap26276464821988.jpg#\" alt=\"Hawaii Cliff Collapse \" height=\"198\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/03\/fcd32d87-fc53-461f-a5b5-d6a584f6e562\/thumbnail\/620x198g4\/2bade16aaf979e6316bb9549bab9353d\/ap26276464821988.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/03\/fcd32d87-fc53-461f-a5b5-d6a584f6e562\/thumbnail\/1240x396g4\/ff6e6ff9619b3d3e04ff4b61e5cb8905\/ap26276464821988.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">These photos provided by USGS show from left, the H\u014dlei Sea Arch in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in 2022 and the H\u014dlei Sea Arch after collapsing into the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 27, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                USGS via AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>In August, Hawaii was battered by Tropical Storm Lala, which\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tropical-storm-lala-hawaii-big-island-mudslide\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>washed away about 100 homes<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>, triggered landslides and caused widespread power outages as it brushed past Hawaii.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The arch&#8217;s <\/strong>collapse into the Pacific Ocean was not unexpected, however, it marks &#8220;the latest transformation of the park&#8217;s remote and rugged coastline,&#8221; the NPS said in a Facebook post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;This formation is beautiful, but temporary, and has a limited life span,&#8221; NPS <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/places\/holei-sea-arch.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>said<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>People reacting to the post called it a sign of nature taking its course.<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the park service warned visitors to stay away from the site since it is unstable and presents a serious falling hazard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Photos on social media show people entering the closed area near where the sea arch once stood, putting themselves and first responders at great risk of falling and drowning,&#8221; the NPS said.<\/p>\n<p>The popular tourist site was formed about 550 years ago. 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