Punchbowl Crater is an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It is the location of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The crater was formed some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago during the secondary activity of the Honolulu Volcanic Series.

The ancient Hawaiians used this bowl-shaped crater for very different purposes than it is used for today. They called it Puowaina which means the hill of human sacrifices. It is believed that the kapu breakers where killed at a hidden heiau.

Punchbowl Crater is an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It is the location of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacifi...

Punchbowl Crater is an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in Honolulu, Hawaii. In ancient times, the crater was used a sacrificial ground and also the site of many secret royal burials. Its Hawaiian name Puowaina can be translated as either "hill of sacrifice" or "consecrated hill".

The "Punchbowl" was formed some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago during the Honolulu period of secondary volcanic activity. A crater resulted from the ejection of hot lava through cracks in the old coral reefs which, at the time, extended to the foot of the Koolau Mountain Range.

Feb 19, 2014 · On January 4, 1949, the Punchbowl crater was established as the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific when an unknown serviceman, killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, was the first American was buried there.

Nov 24, 2016 · Before it became historically important to the United States as a national cemetery and monument to fallen US service members, Punchbowl existed for some 100,000 years. How does a crater come to exist in solid ground to later become a revered landmark?

In the heart of Honolulu, Punchbowl crater is a 360-foot extinct tuff cone volcano that shelters and commemorates America’s fallen heroes as the Punchbowl National Cemetery.

The Punch Bowl lies inside an ancient volcanic crater called the Puowaina that was formed over 75,000 years ago during a period of intense volcanic activity on the island of Oahu. Many people think that the shape of the crater resembles a punchbowl, which is …

Punchbowl Crater is an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the location of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The crater was formed some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago during the secondary activity of the Honolulu Volcanic Series.