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Hawaiʻi Kai is the largest of several communities at the eastern end of the island. The area was largely developed by Henry J. Kaiser around the ancient Maunalua fishpond and wetlands area known as Kuapā (meaning "fishpond wall"). Hawaiʻi Kai or Koko Marina was dredged from Kuapā Pond starting around 1959.
The name Maunalua (from Mauna = mountain and [ʻe]lua = two, in the native Hawaiian language) refers to the designation of the area what is now referred to as "Hawaii Kai." The mountains, located inland from Portlock Point, are the 645 feet (197 meters) high Koko Head , and about 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) east thereof, close to Hanauma Bay the ...
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]
Hawaiʻi Kai's Sandy Beach. Sandy Beach, also referred to as "Sandy's" and known to Hawaiians as Wāwāmalu, is a beach on the southeastern shore of Oʻahu in Hawaii.It is known for its excellent bodyboarding and bodysurfing opportunities due to its peaky shore break and consistent barrels.
Route 72, commonly known as Kalanianaʻole Highway, is the main highway serving southeast Oʻahu.Beginning at the eastern terminus of Interstate H-1 (H-1), the east–west highway travels along the southeastern shore of Oʻahu through various residential neighborhoods, including Hawaiʻi Kai.
Alcohol is used as a social lubricant, maybe more so as holiday festivities approach. But drinking carries health and other risks. Here are five tips to make it safer.
Allerton Garden, also known as Lāwaʻi-kai, is a botanical garden, originally created by Robert Allerton and John Gregg Allerton, [1] located on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. The garden covers an 80-acre (320,000 m 2 ) area and is situated beside the Lāwaʻi Bay, in a valley transected by the Lāwaʻi Stream.
Messing up pronunciations can be a source of both annoyance and amusement, but language learning platform Babbel has put together a handy guide to stop you putting your foot in it.