Hōlei Sea Arch collapses Timing and cause uncertain

Sep 23–27

David Muir reports that the ninety-foot Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has collapsed into the Pacific, showing before-and-after images and describing it as standing for five hundred years. He attributes to park officials that it was still in place the previous week and says it may have crumbled when Tropical Storm Nolo recently lashed the coastline. Neither the precise collapse time nor the storm as its cause is established by the report.

Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park collapses into the Pacific Ocean. ABC shows before-and-after images, calls it a ninety-foot arch standing for five hundred years, and attributes to park officials that it remained standing the previous week. It says the collapse may have occurred when Tropical Storm Nolo lashed the coastline; the exact time and trigger remain uncertain.