Kīkīaola Harbor
Show on mapAt Kīkīaola, black sand meets a working boat harbor. The resident included it for that small piece of shoreline and the boats around it.
A local view
“It’s a beach, but it’s really a harbor.”
The harbor marks a change in the coastline. To its west the Kekaha coast has offshore reef and sandbars. The resident’s note calls out the black sand inside the harbor. Kekaha coast map · USGS (PDF)
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Kekaha Beach Park
Sunset, wind, and shore break stand out in the resident’s account of Kekaha Beach Park. This open stretch of West Side coast faces the evening light.
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Oomano Point (Davidsons)
The resident calls this West Side surf spot Davidsons. What distinguished it for him was how little sand lay between the road and the ocean.
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Kokole Point
Soft sand and a wide sunset view are what the resident remembers at Kokole Point. His note singles out nights with a full moon.
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