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Ahukini First Beach

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At this small stretch of shore, aircraft are part of the experience. The resident remembers the sound of planes passing over Ahukini.

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Waves and rocks along the coast in low sunlight.

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Ahukini Second Beach

The original view of Ahukini Second Beach catches waves breaking among dark rocks in low sunlight.

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Sunlight on the ocean below a steep coastal slope.

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Opoi Shoreline

From the slope above Opoi, the resident photographed low sunlight across the ocean and waves at the base of the bluff.

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A rocky cove with palms on the bluff above.

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Ninini Point

A rocky cove sits below a palm-covered bluff at Ninini Point. Offshore traffic and planes overhead gave the resident two directions to look.

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