Kapaʻa Boat Harbor
Show on mapColorful sails over the water were the resident’s lasting image of Kapaʻa Boat Harbor. Windsurfers and kiteboarders shared the waterfront with the after-work crowd.
A local view
He uses the expression pau hana for the end of the working day, when people gathered by the harbor and watched the kites rise.
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East Side
Kalapaki Beach
Palms and hotel buildings follow the curve of the sand at Kalapaki. From the beach, the view opens across the bay rather than straight out to sea.
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Wailua River Mouth
The Wailua River reaches the ocean between the wide beach at Wailua and the shore at Hauola. The river mouth is also part of a Hawaiian cultural landscape.
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Lydgate Beach Park
Rock-walled ponds, Kamalani Playground, and a paved path along the coast.
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