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Aerial view of Hanauma Bay. Hanauma (/ ˌ h ɑː n ə ˈ uː m ə /; Hawaiian: [həˈnɔumə]) [1] is a marine embayment formed within a tuff ring and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood of East Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands. [2]
Maunalua Bay is a bay in the southeast of Honolulu, the capital of Hawaiʻi. The bay extends about 6.3 miles (10.1 kilometers) from the southern tip of Diamond Head , the Black Point , also called Kūpikipikiʻō , in the west to Portlock Point, also known as Kawaihoa Point , to the east.
Hanauma Bay presumed beach vaults, March 2022. HAW-1 (Hawaii No. 1) was the first submarine telephone cable laid between Hawaii and the mainland United States . HAW-1 was laid in 1957, and consisted of two cables, each transmitting in one direction over 36 channels, with an individual length of 2,625 Nmi (4,862 km).
Hanauma Bay, Koko Crater and Hawaii Kai. Koko Head is the headland that defines the eastern side of Maunalua Bay along the southeastern side of the Island of Oahu in Hawaii.On its western slope is the community of Portlock, a part of Hawaiʻi Kai.
Koko Crater, Hanauma Bay and other nearby tuff cones form the Koko Rift Zone, which marks the latest episode of volcanic activity on the island of Oahu. [1] Radiocarbon dating suggests that the latest eruption within the Koko Rift Zone occurred 7,000 years ago, [ 1 ] although the validity of these results are disputed. [ 2 ]
Sea Life Park Hawaii is a marine mammal park, bird sanctuary and aquarium [2] in Waimānalo near Makapuʻu Point, north of Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, United States. The park first opened in 1964 and was acquired in 2008 by Palace Entertainment , the U.S. subsidiary of Parques Reunidos [ 3 ] from Dolphin Discovery, which had ...
In 1850, two years after it was completed, the home was purchased at auction by Keoni Ana (John Young II) for $6,000. Young owned the estate until 1857, when he gave it to his niece, Queen Emma . In 1869, Queen Emma added a large room called the Edinburgh Room to the rear of the structure, in preparation for the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh .
The walls of the Roman spa town Hisarya (Bulgaria) Spas were used for millennia for their purported healing or healthful benefits to those wealthy or close enough to partake of their waters. This was called a mineral cure and gave let to phrases such as taking a cure and taking the waters .