Kakiu Point
Show on mapKakiu Point is one of the sandy breaks between the headlands on the Kīlauea coast. A reef follows this coast east from Mokolea Point.
Source: Kīlauea coast map · USGS (PDF)
The shoreline
Kakiu Point is east of Kīlauea Bay. On the map, Keilua Point and Kakiu Point are marked in succession before the coast bends toward Pōhaku Malumalu. This is a different spot from the river mouth at Kīlauea Bay. Kīlauea coast map · USGS (PDF)
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Kauapea Beach (Secret Beach)
The view of the lighthouse was what the resident remembered most about Kauapea Beach. It gave him a landmark to pick out along this North Shore coast.
Explore this beach: Kauapea Beach (Secret Beach)
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Kīlauea Bay (Rock Quarry)
The resident looked for birds by the river at Kīlauea Bay. His note also describes people fishing and surfing out in the bay.
Explore this beach: Kīlauea Bay (Rock Quarry)North Shore
Makapili Rock
The shore near Makapili Rock lies low between headlands on the Kīlauea coast. The USGS map shows where the beach sits in relation to Mokolea Point and Kīlauea Bay.
Explore this beach: Makapili Rock