ʻĀpua was an ancient village in the Puna district on the southern coast of the Island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. A small fishing village was located at about 19.2614°N -155.1961°W, an elevation about above sea level.The village was destroyed by a tsunami following the April 2, 1868 Hawaii earthquake and never resettled.[1]
ʻĀpua Point, just south of the former village site, has a backcountry campground for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. There is no drinking water nor other facilities at the site. Weather and surf conditions can be very dangerous.[2] The trail crosses both old and new lava flows from the active volcano.[3]