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2. Papakolea Beach - Wikipedia

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   Papakōlea Beach (also known as Green Sand Beach or Mahana Beach [1]) is a green sand beach located near South Point, in the Kaʻū district of the island of Hawaiʻi. It is one of only four green sand beaches in the world, the others being Talofofo Beach, Guam ; Punta Cormorant on Floreana Island in the Galapagos Islands ; and Hornindalsvatnet ...

3. Kaunaoa Bay - Wikipedia

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   Kauna'oa Beach. The land above the bay is part of the Parker Ranch.In 1960 the area was a remote, barren, hot lava field unsuitable for cattle grazing. William F. Quinn, the governor of the new state of Hawaii, invited Laurance Rockefeller to visit the islands as part of a study for a federal commission that Rockefeller chaired.

4. Barking Sands Beach - Wikipedia

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   The beach is appearing in the legends "Ke one kani o Nohili" in the book: Wichmann, Frederick B., Polihale and Other Kauai Legends, “Kapahe, Captain of the Nihau Whale Boat“ in the book: Knudsen, Eric A., Teller of Hawaiian Tales, “Kawelu, the Shark God“ in the book: Teller of Hawaiian Tales and “The Heiau of Polihale“, also in the ...

5. List of beaches in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of notable Hawaiʻi beaches sorted by island alphabetically, clockwise around each island, listed by beach name followed by location. Hawaiʻi Island (Big Island) [ edit ]

6. Laʻaloa Bay - Wikipedia

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   Just north of the beach is Pahoehoe Beach County Park. Although the shoreline here is rocky lava with a few coral pebbles, there are picnic tables, restrooms, and running water. [1] In the Hawaiian language, la'a loa means "very sacred". [2] Several Archaeological sites are in the area. [3]

7. Hawaii's beaches are disappearing: The uncertain future of ...

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   Hawaii's beaches are disappearing, with about 13 of the state's 750 miles of coastline gone, according to the 2022 Annual Report by the Climate Resilience Collaborative, which is funded by the ...

8. Lanikai Beach - Wikipedia

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   Lanikai Beach or Kaʻōhao Beach is located in Kaʻōhao, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Although there is a widespread belief that the name Lanikai means "heavenly sea", [ 1 ] that is a misconception and a grammatical error, since in the Hawaiian language, the qualifier (lani) comes after the noun ...

9. Ala Moana Beach Park - Wikipedia

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   Ala Moana Park, 1934 with Diamond Head in background Ala Moana Park 1934 Construction in 1935 Construction, 1935. Ala Moana Regional Park as we know it today rests on reclaimed land that was once swampy marshland. In the 1920s Ala Moana Beach Park was a wetland with bulrushes, kiawe trees, and coconut palms that the city used as a garbage dump.