Pōhaku Malumalu
Show on mapAlong the Kīlauea coast, a sandy stretch at Pōhaku Malumalu breaks the line of rocky headlands. The USGS map shows it in the same coastal section as Kīlauea Bay.
Source: Kīlauea coast map · USGS (PDF)
The shoreline
Find Kakiu Point on the Kīlauea sheet, then follow the coast east. Pōhaku Malumalu is the sandy curve before Kepuhi Point. The small marks along the seaward edge show where the map records coral reef. Kīlauea coast map · USGS (PDF)
More of the North Shore
Browse North Shore beachesNorth Shore
Kauapea Beach (Secret Beach)
The 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.
Explore this beach: Kauapea Beach (Secret Beach)
North Shore
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.
Explore this beach: Kakiu Point