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Aliomanu Beach

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Aliomanu has coarse sand, a flat reef, and small patches of shade under naupaka. The resident remembers finding shells in the sand.

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Sand curves beneath a green hillside at the far side of the bay.
Sand curves beneath a green hillside at the far side of the bay.

A local view

Look at the change in the shore between the two views. One shows a broad sweep of sand toward green hills. In the other, rocks reach out from the trees at the water’s edge.

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Sand curves beneath a green hillside at the far side of the bay.
Shade falls across the sand beside a low rocky point.

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A thin strip of sand follows the water toward a green ridge.

East Side

Kuaehu Point

Pale sand gives way to dark rock at Kuaehu Point. From shore, the green hillside across the cove is as much a part of the view as the reef.

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Dark rocks run from the sand into the pale blue water.

East Side

Anahola Point

Dark rocks run from the sand into the water at Anahola Point. The bay’s outer reef breaks farther offshore.

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A sandy bank borders the river, with trees on the opposite side.

East Side

Anahola River Mouth

At the mouth of the Anahola River, the sand borders freshwater on one side and the bay on the other.

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