Lumahaʻi Bay
Show on mapThe resident remembers clear water and rock at Lumahaʻi Bay. Offshore, there is no broad fringing reef to break the incoming waves.
The shoreline
The USGS describes a steep beach face shaped by strong waves. The river mouth has its own long stretch of sand. See the river-mouth guide for that view of the coast. Hāʻena coast map · USGS (PDF)
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Lumahaʻi River Mouth
A long stretch of sand meets the river at Lumahaʻi. The resident remembers the force of the shore break more vividly than the width of the beach.
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Wainiha Bay
Freshwater meets a sandy bay at Wainiha. The resident remembers the cold stream and a reef on the southern side.
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ʻAnini Beach Park
A long, tree-lined beach with a coral reef offshore and a grassy campground behind the sand.
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