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[11] Consequently, the beautiful multicolored coral reef closest to the beach died; only its blackened skeleton is visible today. Panoramic view of Hanauma Bay. By 1990, overuse of the beach and surrounding area was a real problem, with visitors walking on the reef, swarming the surrounding areas, parking on the grass and on the sides of the road.
Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area is a large park and sandy beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel is also located adjacent to the beach. Hāpuna (literally, "spring" or "pool" in Hawaiian [1]) is popular with residents and visitors. This is one of a few other white sand beaches on the west coast of the Big Island.
The beach park is located between Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve to the west and Makapuʻu Point to the east along Kalanianaʻole Highway. [ 3 ] Due to the geography of Sandy Beach, the surf zone spanning approximately 2,500 feet contains individual surf breaks.
Eternity Beach (Hālona Cove) Koko Head: Hanauma Bay Beach Park: Hawaiʻi Kai: Koko Kai Beach Park Hawaiʻi Kai: Kōkeʻe Beach Park Hawaiʻi Kai: Portlock Beach Hawaiʻi Kai: Maunalua Bay Beach Park: Hawaiʻi Kai: Kuliʻouʻou Beach Park Hawaiʻi Kai: Paikō Beach Hawaiʻi Kai: Niu Beach Hawaiʻi Kai: Kawaikuʻi Beach Park ʻĀina Haina ...
Ahupuaʻa O Kahana State Park; ʻAiea Bay State Recreation Area ; Diamond Head State Monument; Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve; Heʻeia State Park; ʻIolani Palace State Monument
There are a variety of attractions in the vicinity of Kalama Valley, including Hawaiʻi Kai Golf Course, Awawamalu (Sandy Beach), Makapuʻu Lighthouse and beach, Koko Crater Botanical Garden, the "From Here to Eternity" cove, and Hanauma Bay. "Kamehame Ridge" is a ridge located in the middle of Kalama and Kamilo Iki Valley.
Hālona Point is a tourist spot, with visitors coming for the scenery, the beach at the cove, and in the winter as a spot to go to see humpback whales or Honu turtles (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The blowhole is perhaps the most popular rock formation of its kind found in Hawaii.
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.