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Anahola Point

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

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

A local view

The resident calls the offshore break Bowling Alley. In his closer view, black stones scatter across pale sand. In the second, the sand has worn away beneath a building at the edge of the shore.

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Dark rocks run from the sand into the pale blue water.
An exposed bank and a building stand above a rocky strip of shore.

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Shadows fall across the sand, with the water to the right and pointed green peaks beyond the far shore.

East Side

Anahola Beach Park

Trees shade the edge of Anahola Bay, with a green mountain ridge across the water.

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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.

Explore this beach: Anahola River Mouth