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Sirinat National Park is in Thalang District, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Phuket town on the coastal section surrounding Phuket International Airport.. The park's total area is 56,250 rai ~ 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi), [1] with 68 square kilometres (26 sq mi) of marine area and 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) land-based. [2]
Sirinat National Park on the northwestern coast was established in 1981 and protects an area of 90 km 2 (68 km 2 marine area), including Nai Yang Beach where sea turtles lay their eggs. At the Heroines Monument in the south of the district a branch museum of the National Museum was opened in 1989. [1]
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The beach is only 660 feet (200 m) long and can be crowded at peak times. Little Beach is regarded as a nude beach and nude bathing is common there, although it is de jure illegal due to being in a state park. Oneʻuli Beach or Naupaka Beach is a black sand beach on the northern end of the park, closest to Makena. [1]
Wailea Resort is a 1,500-acre (6.1 km 2), master-planned resort located on Maui's sunny, southern leeward coast.Its development is guided by two important documents: a master plan that ostensibly ensures low density and good community planning, and the Wailea Community Association's design guidelines which claim to preserve Maui's island environment in all new building projects. [11]
The Nā Pali coast itself extends southwest from Keʻe Beach all the way to Polihale State Park. The nā pali (many cliffs) along the shoreline rise as much as 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above the Pacific Ocean. The state park was formed to protect the Kalalau Valley. To the east of the state park is the Hono O Nā Pali State Natural Reserve.
The beach is located near Kapalua in West Maui and is surrounded by a cliff face and lava rock. [3] The name "slaughterhouse" derives from the Honolua Ranch slaughterhouse and tanning/storage shed that were located on the cliff’s edge above the ocean. The buildings were torn down in the 1960s, but the name remains.
On 30 March 2012, Rowley was a finalist in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2011/2012, in the Ride of the Year category with his rides at Jaws Peahi in Maui, Hawaii on 30 January 2012, placing him 4th place in the world of elite big wave surfers and meriting the respect of the big wave surfing community.