Kauapea Beach (Secret Beach)
Show on mapThe 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.
The shoreline
Kauapea is one of the sandy beaches tucked between rocky headlands on the Kīlauea coast. The lighthouse stands on one of those points. Kīlauea coast map · USGS (PDF)
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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
Kakiu Point
Kakiu Point is one of the sandy breaks between the headlands on the Kīlauea coast. A reef follows this coast east from Mokolea Point.
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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.
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