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Kalihiwai Bay

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Kalihiwai has both a river and a surf point. Forested hills frame the sandy bay between them.

Photos and local notes from a Kauai resident.

A view across the bay toward the beach and forested hills.
A view across the bay toward the beach and forested hills.

A local view

The resident remembers watching surfers at the point. His pictures show the bay from across the water and then from the sand looking toward the rocky headland.

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Kalihiwai Bay photos

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A view across the bay toward the beach and forested hills.
A sandy beach with a rocky point in the distance.

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