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Hawaii sea arch collapses into Pacific Ocean after storms batter island state

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The Holei Sea Arch, located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was about 90 feet high before it collapsed.

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  1. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Holei Sea Arch collapses in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    The iconic Holei Sea Arch in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean, marking the latest transformation of the park’s remote and rugged coastline.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Hōlei Sea Arch Collapses into Pacific at Hawaii Volcanoes Park (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Hōlei Sea Arch, a roughly 90-foot landmark at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park that formed about 550 years ago, has collapsed into the Pacific; officials say it was standing Sept. 23 and gone days later, though the exact timing is unknown.

  3. KHON 2 Honolulu

    Iconic 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch falls into the sea (opens KHON 2 Honolulu)

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    KHON 2 Honolulu's feed description

    The 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park collapsed into the Pacific Ocean between September 23 and September 27.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Holei Sea Arch has collapsed (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    The Holei Sea Arch has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean, federal officials confirmed.

  5. New York Post

    Hawaii’s iconic Hōlei Sea Arch landmark collapses into ocean after 500 years (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The 90-foot arch on the Big Island was still standing Wednesday, Sept. 23, but was gone by Sunday night, Sept. 27.

  6. NBC Los Angeles

    Hawaii's picturesque Hōlei Sea Arch collapses into the ocean (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Hōlei Sea Arch Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

  7. KVIA El Paso

    Hawaii’s famed Hōlei Sea Arch has collapsed (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — A colossal sea arch that had long been a major landmark on Hawaii’s rugged coastline has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean more than 500 years after it was naturally formed, the local park service confirmed.

  8. ABC 13 Houston

    Hawaii’s famed Hōlei Sea Arch collapsed into Pacific Ocean after naturally forming more than 500 years ago (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    A colossal sea arch that had long been a major landmark on Hawaii’s rugged coastline has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean, the local park service confirmed.

  9. WCBD News 2

    Iconic 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaii falls into the sea (opens WCBD News 2)

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    WCBD News 2's feed description

    The 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park collapsed into the Pacific Ocean between September 23 and September 27.

  10. Phl17

    Iconic 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch falls into the sea in Hawaii (opens Phl17)

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    Phl17's feed description

    The 90-foot Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park collapsed into the Pacific Ocean between September 23 and September 27.

  11. The Guardian

    Hawaii’s centuries-old sea arch collapses into Pacific after series of rough storms (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hōlei sea arch, formed 550 years ago by erosion from ocean waves, no longer standing, National Park Service confirms A famed centuries-old sea arch on Hawaii’s remote and rugged coastline has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean, the National Park Service confirmed on Friday, following a stretch of roug…

  12. The Garden Island

    The Holei Sea Arch crumbles into the Pacific (opens The Garden Island)

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    For more than half a millennium, one of Hawaii’s most cherished geological marvels, an arch 90 feet high composed of lava rock, withstood a battering from the Pacific and evoked a sense of awe.

  13. Bangor Daily News

    A famed Hawaii sea arch collapses, prompting NPS warnings of unstable cliffs (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (AP) — A scenic cliff on the wave-swept coast of Hawaii’s Big Island has collapsed, the National Park Service said. The Holei Sea Arch, located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was about 90 feet (27.

  14. CBS News

    Hawaii sea arch collapses into Pacific Ocean after storms batter island state (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Holei Sea Arch, located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, was about 90 feet high before it collapsed.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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