Hanauma Bay
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Location
100 Hanauma Bay Dr
County or District
Honolulu
Island
Oahu
Country
United States
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Hanauma Bay is a marine embayment formed within a tuff ring and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oʻahu in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood of East Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands.
Hanauma is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the Island and has suffered somewhat from overtourism. At one time, this popular tourist destination accommodated over three million visitors per year. In 1956, dynamite was used to clear portions of the reef to make room for telephone cables linking Hawaii to the west coast of the US
The prefix hana means bay in the Hawaiian language (the usual addition of bay in its name is thus redundant). There are two etymological interpretations of the second part of its name. One interpretation derives it from the Hawaiian word for curve, referring to either the shape of the feature or to the shape of the indigenous canoes that were launched there. Another stems from the indigenous hand-wrestling game known as "Uma".
Hanauma is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the Island and has suffered somewhat from overtourism. At one time, this popular tourist destination accommodated over three million visitors per year. In 1956, dynamite was used to clear portions of the reef to make room for telephone cables linking Hawaii to the west coast of the US
The prefix hana means bay in the Hawaiian language (the usual addition of bay in its name is thus redundant). There are two etymological interpretations of the second part of its name. One interpretation derives it from the Hawaiian word for curve, referring to either the shape of the feature or to the shape of the indigenous canoes that were launched there. Another stems from the indigenous hand-wrestling game known as "Uma".
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Hanauma Bay - Blue Hawaii
(Updated: October 25, 2021)
Rating
5.0
If you have ever watch the Elvis Presley Movie "Blue Hawaii" you may remember the beautiful beach scenes when Chad (Elvis) first returns to the islands. Filmed at Hanauma Bay, that scene shows what the area looked like many decades ago. All the same, Hanauma Bay is one of my favorite beaches in Hawaii. If you are young, don't miss the "Toilet Bowl" (I won't say anything more about that but the feature was recently closed due to a lawsuit so check to see if it is open again).
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