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Hauola Shoreline

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Driftwood collects on the sand south of the Wailua River. A grassy bluff overlooks the bay, with the palms of Lae Nani across the water.

Photos and local notes from a Kauai resident.

A long piece of driftwood lies beside the tracks in the sand.

A local view

The resident remembers families and fishers spending weekends here. A full moon rising across the water was his favorite view from this part of Wailua.

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Questions about Hauola Shoreline

What is Hauola?

Hauola was a place of refuge at the mouth of the Wailua River. The National Park Service describes its relationship with nearby Hikinaakalā Heiau.

National Park Service guide to the Wailua Complex of Heiaus

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The hills above Wailua rise across the bay beyond the rocky foreground.

East Side

Wailua Beach (Horners)

The long sand beach at Wailua sits between Kūhiō Highway and the bay. Horners is the surf break the resident describes near the river mouth.

Explore this beach: Wailua Beach (Horners)
Pieces of driftwood line the long beach under a gray sky.

East Side

South Lydgate Beach

A strand of sand scattered with driftwood stretches south of the main park at Lydgate. The photo looks along the beach toward a distant line of trees.

Explore this beach: South Lydgate Beach