By The EditorsBy The Editors|December 8, 2021|Feature, Travel & Recreation, Play, Travel,
From stunning beaches and shoreline wave breaks to gorgeous pockets of lush greens and breathtaking coastlines, the picturesque Hawaiian Islands offer spectacular discoveries around every turn.
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KALAHUIPUA‘A HISTORIC PARK, BIG ISLAND
THIS PARK IS HOME TO PETROGLYPHS, LAVA TUBES AND FISHPONDS DATING BACK TO ANCIENT HAWAIIAN TIMES. THESE FISHPONDS WERE OWNED BY KAMEHAMEHA THE GREAT AND STOCKED FISH TO BE SERVED TO THE ALI‘I (ROYALTY).
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KA‘ENA POINT, O‘AHU
ON THE NORTHWESTERNMOST POINT OF THE ISLAND, THIS WILD AND RUGGED COASTLINE AREA IS HOME TO MONK SEALS, ALBATROSS AND RED-FOOTED BOOBIES.
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HĀNA, MAUI
THIS CHARMING TOWN ON MAUI’S EAST COAST BOASTS RED AND BLACK SAND BEACHES, LUSH FOLIAGE AND BREATHTAKING OCEAN VIEWS.
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NĀ PALI COAST, KAUA‘I
THE BEACHES HIDDEN BY THE DRAMATIC NĀ PALI COASTLINE ON THE ISLAND’S NORTH SHORE ARE ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY BOAT OR BY FOOT VIA AN ARDUOUS HIKE.