In Hawaiian hālona means “lookout”.On windy days when the tide is high, the ocean breeze sends the waves rolling on to the shore where the rock formation then shoots sea spray high into the air through the cave acting like a geyser. The blowhole is most active when the tide is high and the winds are strong, and it can shoot sea spray up to thirty feet high in the air.
The Hālona Blowhole was formed thousands of years ago during the period of volcanic activity in Oahu, with Koko Crater’s lava flowing into the ocean. Below Hālona is one of the most dangerous ocean currents in the world.
This was the site of the love scene between Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster in the 1953 film From Here to Eternity, and also between Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in the movie 50 First Dates. The blowhole was the location for a scene in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
在夏威夷语中,”hālona “的意思是 “瞭望台”。在风大的日子里,当潮水上涨的时候,海风将海浪卷到岸边,然后岩层会像喷泉一样,通过洞口将海雾射向空中。在潮水高涨、风大的时候,吹孔最为活跃,它可以将海雾射到三十英尺高的空中。
哈罗那喷口形成于数千年前欧胡岛火山活动时期,科科火山口的熔岩流入海洋。哈罗那喷口下面是世界上最危险的洋流之一。
这里是1953年电影《乱世忠魂》中黛博拉-科尔和伯特-兰卡斯特的爱情戏拍摄地,也曾拍摄过电影《初恋50次》中德鲁-巴里摩尔和亚当-桑德勒的爱情戏。在电影《侏罗纪世界:陨落国度》中,也出现过哈罗那喷口。