Name that part of Hawai'i?

[Menehune Man]

In 1934, a construction endeavor downslope struck a master conduit of this (special formation). This caused massive water drainage of the upslope area. Name this phenomenon and the area it's in.

[Menehune Man]

In 1934, a construction endeavor downslope struck a master conduit of this (special formation). This caused massive water drainage of the upslope area. Name this phenomenon and the area it's in.

I really tried to phrase the question so as for someone to figure out what I'm asking while at the same time not give it away. I don't believe I accomplished this, and I just wanted to share this place with you all anyways. There's a few of these around the islands and the largest I think is in Ewa.

It's the Moiliili Karst.
Here's a LINK (www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/hikes/moiliili/cavemoliili.html)

[lurkah]

;)

It's the Moiliili Karst.
Here's a LINK (www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/hikes/Moiliili/cavemoliili.html)
Mahalo for sharing that. By the way, here's the corrected link (http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/hikes/Moiliili/cavemoiliili.html). ;)

[Glen Miyashiro]

I really tried to phrase the question so as for someone to figure out what I'm asking while at the same time not give it away. I don't believe I accomplished this, and I just wanted to share this place with you all anyways. There's a few of these around the islands and the largest I think is in Ewa.

It's the Moiliili Karst.
Here's a LINK (www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/hikes/moiliili/cavemoliili.html)MM, check your link -- it didn't work for me. Thanks Lurkah for fixing that.

I read somewhere that after the Mōʻiliʻili Karst was breached, the spring at the Willows Restaurant was never the same. :(

[Menehune Man]

;) Mahalo for sharing that. By the way, here's the corrected link (http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/hikes/Moiliili/cavemoiliili.html). ;)

Thanks Lurkah I couldn't find where I misspelled something. Cool Brah!

Also check out "The Cave Network Map" to see how big this really is!

[Glen Miyashiro]

Last year Craig told us a story about limestone caves beneath Ala Moana Center in this thread (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=5678). Eh Craig, any more to add to that one? There was a mention of the Mōʻiliʻili Karst in that thread too, which is how I found it.

[lurkah]

Also check out "The Cave Network Map" to see how big this really is!
Wow brah, I knew there was an underground cave system in the Mo'ili'ili area, but I had no idea it was that big!

Here's a cool photo (http://starbulletin.com/2006/02/19/features/art1b.jpg) from a Feb. 2006 SB article that featured an almost 400-page book called, "Mo'ili'ili -- The Life of a Community."

I found the following quote really intriguing because my dad is from Mo'ili'ili and I ate at the old Kuhio Grill many times.


Businesses are documented, from the Miyazono Open-Air Theatre that screened American silent films starring Mary Pickford, Tom Mix and Rudolph Valentino, to Kuhio Grill, where a kitchen floor led to a water-filled cavern where those in the know could catch mullet.

[LikaNui]

Wow brah, I knew there was an underground cave system in the Mo'ili'ili area, but I had no idea it was that big! Amen to that.
And perhaps we've just found a solution to where to put the homeless?!? I haven't had time to read all about it yet, but could it possibly be livable down there?

[lurkah]

And perhaps we've just found a solution to where to put the homeless?!? I haven't had time to read all about it yet, but could it possibly be livable down there?
I think that would be highly doubtful (http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/hikes/Moiliili/caveorganisms.html).


perpetual darkness and humidity, lack of important environmental cues, complex mazelike living space, stressful or even lethal gas mixtures, patchy food resources, barren rocky substrates, wet and slippery vertical surfaces, and occasional flooding.

[LikaNui]

I think that would be highly doubtful (http://www.explorebiodiversity.com/Hawaii/hikes/Moiliili/caveorganisms.html). Thanks, Lurkah. As I said, I hdan't read the whole thing. Please consider my suggestion to put the homeless there to be dropped.
Instead, we should put the politicians there.

[lurkah]

Please consider my suggestion to put the homeless there to be dropped.
Instead, we should put the politicians there.
But, what did the blind mullet and catfish ever do to you?

[Menehune Man]

The Grand Canyon of the Pacific?

[kimo55]

Waimea Canyon, Kauai
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as i sit here at the doc's, Sorting through all my docs...

[Menehune Man]

Two in a row! Kimo you're on a roll. Good evening. How're you doing? ;)

P.S.- I like your Doc's!

[kimo55]

doin gud. caint sleep tah nite agin. so, doing video editing.
compressing. same ol same ol. ya know da drill...


_____________________________
I see the row of beers! I have a want to explore! But da barkeep sez; ya ain't steady; there's the door!

[Menehune Man]

Are those forged signatures? :D

[kimo55]

steel forged!

Steel 211!
in da silvah can.
ho da, wot kine, 8 point sumpin? chance um!

[Menehune Man]

steel forged!

Steel 211!
in da silvah can.
ho da, wot kine, 8 point sumpin? chance um!

It's 318 Dat don' rus

Okay we need a real chat room now. Kimo and I are IMing and playing here in Name that part of Hawai'i?

[Menehune Man]

Where are well known ancient Hawaiian salt ponds still in use today?

[Pedro]

Boy I suck at this game, I guess cause I am dyslexic with locations. I suck when it come's down to finding places yet I have been living here my whole life, but I will stay tuned to see who does what. After all it's fun watching.... :D

[cezanne]

Kauai... the red rock salt. Not sure what area but I still have a bag my friend brought over from 2 years ago.
Where are well known ancient Hawaiian salt ponds still in use today?

[Miulang]

Where are well known ancient Hawaiian salt ponds still in use today?
The salt poinds next to Salt Pond Park near Hanapepe, Kauai.

Miulang

[Menehune Man]

Kauai... the red rock salt. Not sure what area but I still have a bag my friend brought over from 2 years ago.

Yes Kauai. Just west of Hanapepe. We've used ours all up. Choice to cook with. Great flavor.

[Menehune Man]

A 1160 acre park, established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of Hawaiian activities and culture.

It's the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses 4 different Ahupua'a-(traditional sea to mountain land divisions). Resources include fishponds, Kahua-(house site platforms), Ki'i Pohaku-(petroglyghs), Holua-(stone slide), and Heiau-(religious site).

[Miulang]

A 1160 acre park, established in 1978 for the preservation, protection and interpretation of Hawaiian activities and culture.

It's the site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement which encompasses 4 different Ahupua'a-(traditional sea to mountain land divisions). Resources include fishponds, Kahua-(house site platforms), Ki'i Pohaku-(petroglyghs), Holua-(stone slide), and Heiau-(religious site).
Kaloko-Honokohau (http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/kaho/index.cfm) National Historic Park on the Big Island.

Miulang

[kimo55]

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

[Miulang]

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Heehee...I beat you by one little <Enter>! :D

[Menehune Man]

Kaloko-Honokohau (http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/kaho/index.cfm) National Historic Park on the Big Island. Miulang

Wow! You're good at this Kimo & Miulang! Cool. :)

[Miulang]

Where in Hawai'i is there supposedly a natural profile of Pres. John F. Kennedy?

Miulang

[lavagal]

Where in Hawai'i is there supposedly a natural profile of Pres. John F. Kennedy?

Miulang

Iao Needle, right?

[kimo55]

Take Iao Valley Road, Highway 32, and at Black Gorge. Look up and you'll see a natural rock formation that bears a remarkable resemblance to the late U.S. president John F. Kennedy

[Menehune Man]

Name the closest beach on Maui to see Molokini?
Hint: Clothing optional

[Miulang]

"Little Beach", on the other side of Makena "Big" Beach or Oneloa Beach (there's also an Oneloa Beach in West Maui too) by the Cinder Cone in Makena.

Miulang

[Miulang]

Speaking of beaches, where is there a RED sand beach? (no, it's NOT red dirt! :D )

Miulang

[Menehune Man]

"Little Beach", on the other side of Makena "Big" Beach or Oneloa Beach (there's also an Oneloa Beach in West Maui too) by the Cinder Cone in Makena.Miulang

That's the one I'm thinking of! I was anchored off of Kamaole 1 beach for awhile and rode my bike down there as often as I could during my stay. Much Fun! :D

[Menehune Man]

Speaking of beaches, where is there a RED sand beach? (no, it's NOT red dirt! :D )Miulang

Oh Dat stay in Hana Lidat!

[Miulang]

Oh Dat stay in Hana Lidat!
what's its Hawaiian name?

[Menehune Man]

what's its Hawaiian name?

That I don't know...

[Miulang]

It's Kahaialulu, on the south side of Kau'iki Hill (birthplace of Queen Kaahumanu) in Hana.

Miulang

[Menehune Man]

This set of stairs, tucked into the cliffs above ( #1 ) valley, reaches for the crest of the Koolaus. It's frequent disappearance into the clouds has earned it the name ( #2 ). And what wonderful vistas await, views privy to birds and angels alike.

[Miulang]

This set of stairs, tucked into the cliffs above ( #1 ) valley, reaches for the crest of the Koolaus. It's frequent disappearance into the clouds has earned it the name ( #2 ). And what wonderful vistas await, views privy to birds and angels alike.
Haiku Stairs? They go from Haiku Valley to the top of the Koolaus. Also called "Stairway to Heaven".

Miulang

[Miulang]

Name of the family home of the Farden Ohana, which was turned into a much beloved mele pana.

Miulang

[tutusue]

Name of the family home of the Farden Ohana, which was turned into a much beloved mele pana.

Miulang
I probably should google this but, instead, I'll guess...Puamana?

[Menehune Man]

Haiku Stairs? They go from Haiku Valley to the top of the Koolaus. Also called "Stairway to Heaven". Miulang

That's it. Here's a LINK (www.backyardoahu.com/index.html?haik1.htm)

[LikaNui]

Name of the family home of the Farden Ohana, which was turned into a much beloved mele pana.Asked and answered earlier in this thread. Just FYI.
Too easy, anyway! :p

[Miulang]

Where is the main Maui landfill located?

Miulang

[Menehune Man]

A natural ocean spa tub that gently rises and falls with the swell, but on days of high surf is not gentle and can injure people. It's been closed to the public since the mid-90's.

What's it called and where's it at?

[lurkah]

"Toilet Bowl (http://www.hawaiiweb.com/oahu/sites_to_see/toilet_bowl.htm)" at Hanauma Bay?

[Menehune Man]

"Toilet Bowl (http://www.hawaiiweb.com/oahu/sites_to_see/toilet_bowl.htm)" at Hanauma Bay?

I sure miss that place. I went all the time. And even considered sneaking down there till I was told that it's a $500 fine if I was caught.
Rats n Frats n Stink n winkin', etc.

[Miulang]

Still waiting for the location of the main Maui landfill (there's also one in Lahaina, but the main one is somewhere in Central Maui).

Miulang

[Menehune Man]

Sorry, don't know where Da Opala goes on Maui.

Steamvents located near ( _ ) feature clothing optional steam baths in natural caves. This is private property, but the owners continue to allow people to use it. The large house nearby is a clothing optional guest house called "Steamvent Guesthouse"?

[LocoBoy]

Is that Maui landfill in Pu'unene?

And Menehune Man: Pahoa on the Big Island?

[Menehune Man]

And Menehune Man: Pahoa on the Big Island?

Das Da Place!

[Miulang]

Is that Maui landfill in Pu'unene?

Correct! Right off Pulehu Rd. Good going, Locoboy!

Miulang

[Menehune Man]

The landscape around ( _ ) Bay is covered by the 1859 Mauna Loa lava flow and small scrub grass.
Wild donkeys can often be seen in this area.
King Kamehameha The Great in 1820 had built a very large fishpond here.

[Miulang]

The landscape around ( _ ) Bay is covered by the 1859 Mauna Loa lava flow and small scrub grass.
Wild donkeys can often be seen in this area.
King Kamehameha The Great in 1820 had built a very large fishpond here.

Kiholo Bay, north Kohala

Miulang

[Menehune Man]

And we have another winner! Good going Miulang. :D

[Menehune Man]

Name a place to go fresh water Bass fishing?

[tutusue]

Name a place to go fresh water Bass fishing?
As in island? Kauai!

[Menehune Man]

As in island? Kauai!

Truly I don't know if they have fresh water Bass there. I was thinking on Oahu, but you need to be more specific please.

[tutusue]

Truly I don't know if they have fresh water Bass there. I was thinking on Oahu, but you need to be more specific please.
According to Google..."Fresh Water Bass fishing is also available on Kaua’i’s most beautiful fresh water reservoirs." Nuthin' more specific than that...and no mention of Oahu, at least within my limited search words! :confused:

[Menehune Man]

Okay then. You win. I was thinking of Lake Wilson in Wahiawa.

[tutusue]

Okay then. You win. I was thinking of Lake Wilson in Wahiawa.
Must admit that came to mind then thought probably not!

[Menehune Man]

Name the trail leading to the valley near the shoreline cliffs of Kauai?

[Pomai]

Name the trail leading to the valley near the shoreline cliffs of Kauai?The Kalalau Valley Trail on the Na Pali Coast.

Name the street of a Kauai business that was recently awarded with a national honor. Hint: The name of the street was also the name of a once-popular five-and-dime retailer.

[Surfingfarmboy]

Name the street of a Kauai business that was recently awarded with a national honor. Hint: The name of the street was also the name of a once-popular five-and-dime retailer.

I'm going to say Kress Street in Lihue.

[ExtraScoop]

I'll have an extra large special, two beef sticks and a piece of lilikoi chifon for dessert.

[Menehune Man]

( _ ) is a well preserved temple and is the largest on Oahu covering 5 acres. This was considered a powerful place for the Kahuna and one of two places where wives of ancient chiefs gave birth. This place may also have been a site of human sacrifice.

[Pomai]

( _ ) is a well preserved temple and is the largest on Oahu covering 5 acres. This was considered a powerful place for the Kahuna and one of two places where wives of ancient chiefs gave birth. This place may also have been a site of human sacrifice.Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau in Pupukea on the North Shore.

Surfingfarmboy, Kress St. in Lihue is correct, just as ExtraScoop was refering to Hamura's Saimin (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=8511&highlight=hamura%27s), which is located there. Extra Scoop - Extra Large Special - Extra Beef Stick... whoah.. no scade em! :D

Next...

This island located on the windward side of Oahu was made famous in the opening scene of a popular television sitcom starring an actor who recently passed away.

[Glen Miyashiro]

This island located on the windward side of Oahu was made famous in the opening scene of a popular television sitcom starring an actor who recently passed away.Coconut Island, in Kāneʻohe Bay. Gilligan's Island. Bob Denver?

[Menehune Man]

Coconut Island, in Kāneʻohe Bay. Gilligan's Island. Bob Denver?

Darn it I was off playing around when I should've been paying attention!
I knew that answer.

[LikaNui]

Coconut Island, in Kāneohe Bay. Gilligan's Island. And its Hawaiian name is Moku o Loe.

[Menehune Man]

Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau in Pupukea on the North Shore.

Yes Pomai. Sorry I forgot to say "You Got It !" .

[LocoBoy]

Name dis place:


This was said to be the home of the shape shifting deity who had a craving for human flesh.

[Menehune Man]

How 'bout?

Legend states that a jealous husband confined his wife in a sea cave near "The Rock". She drowned in the cave. The husband was so distraught over her death that he climbed "The Rock" with the help of the Gods and buried her there.

There is actually a Bird Heiau atop built by ancient Hawaiians.

[Menehune Man]

Name dis place:


This was said to be the home of the shape shifting deity who had a craving for human flesh.

I can't remember his name, but think it was the God who as a shark ate his wife on Kaho'olawe? Is He the one?

[Menehune Man]

How 'bout?

Legend states that a jealous husband confined his wife in a sea cave near "The Rock". She drowned in the cave. The husband was so distraught over her death that he climbed "The Rock" with the help of the Gods and buried her there.

There is actually a Bird Heiau atop built by ancient Hawaiians.

Just bringing this back up. Hoping for an answer...

[LocoBoy]

Sry MenehuneMan & the rest of you guys for the delay. Nice try Menehune, but the answer awaits you on the Island of Oahu :D .

[liberty]

How 'bout?

Legend states that a jealous husband confined his wife in a sea cave near "The Rock". She drowned in the cave. The husband was so distraught over her death that he climbed "The Rock" with the help of the Gods and buried her there.

There is actually a Bird Heiau atop built by ancient Hawaiians.

Kaneana Cave... a.k.a. Makua Cave. And the deity in question is Kamohoali'i, the shark god.

[LocoBoy]

Correct!! Congrats liberty :)

[Menehune Man]

Kaneana Cave... a.k.a. Makua Cave.

The answer to my query about the Husband/Wife & Cave/Rock is...

Pu'u Pehe or Sweetheart Rock just off of Lanai.
Here's a LINK (www.hawaiiweb.com/lanai/sites_to_see/Sweetheart_Rock.htm)

[liberty]

The answer to my query about the Husband/Wife & Cave/Rock is...

Pu'u Pehe or Sweetheart Rock just off of Lanai.

Ah, okay. I knew my answer applied to LocoBoy's query, but I was confused as to whether his and your query led to the same answer.

Correct!! Congrats liberty :)

Thanks!

[LocoBoy]

Wea dis stay?

It doesn’t require a leap of any kind to discover the beauty of this side of Oahu. While few visitors make the trip to the Coast :) , those who do are rewarded with a generous taste of "local Hawaii."

[liberty]

Wea dis stay?

It doesn’t require a leap of any kind to discover the beauty of this side of Oahu. While few visitors make the trip to the Coast :) , those who do are rewarded with a generous taste of "local Hawaii."


Gee... could it be... the Wai'anae Coast? ;)

[LocoBoy]

lol liberty, right again :) .

[liberty]

lol liberty, right again :) .

Thanks again. :)

Hey LocoBoy, maybe you should make a "How well do you know Leeward Oahu" thread, since there's one for Windward Oahu.

[drumorgan]

Can I play? Even though I am way in the background of this picture currently (California), I took this shot on my last trip to Oahu. Name that beach. And, how to get there. Oh, some help to shrink the display if you know how, please.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8075/2234/200/DSC_0161.jpg (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8075/2234/1600/DSC_0161.jpg)

[Surfingfarmboy]

I'll give this thread a shot with this question: This area of Hawai'i is reputed to be the largest subdivided neighborhood in the entire USA, if not the world. It surely must be the largest in Hawai'i. Where is this subdivision located within the state and what is its name?
Can I play? Even though I am way in the background of this picture currently (California), I took this shot on my last trip to Oahu. Name that beach. And, how to get there. Oh, some help to shrink the display if you know how, please.

That view looks a lot like the view one enjoys looking toward Kane'ohe and the Marine Corps Base Hawaii from Kailua Beach Park on the Windward Side of O'ahu...the town in Hawai'i my mom calls home! To get there from Honolulu, take the Pali into Kailua, hang a right in downtown Kailua onto Kailua Road, and follow it all the way to either Buzz's Steak House, (of course, making the left at the traffic light where Kailua Road intersects with Wanaao Road) or cut behind the General Store which I can never remember the name of over that way. That view can be seen from anywhere along the beach within Kailua Beach Park.

So...am I right?

[Leo Lakio]

That view looks a lot like the view one enjoys looking toward Kane'ohe and the Marine Corps Base Hawaii from Kailua Beach Park on the Windward Side of O'ahu...That view can be seen from anywhere along the beach within Kailua Beach Park. I wondered that, too - if it was Lanikai/Kailua, but it looked a little farther south than that to me. (But then, you can't really get that same view farther south, can you? Once you curve around past Bellows, it's not quite the same.) Okay, I'm gonna throw my lot in with SFB. (Best beach on O`ahu, the AF from Kane`ohe tells me.)

[LikaNui]

Can I play? Even though I am way in the background of this picture currently (California), I took this shot on my last trip to Oahu. Name that beach.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8075/2234/200/DSC_0161.jpg (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8075/2234/1600/DSC_0161.jpg)
Easy one. It's Kahala Beach, looking across Maunalua Bay to Koko Head on the right in the background, and Koko Crater on the left.

[Pomai]

Can I play? Even though I am way in the background of this picture currently (California), I took this shot on my last trip to Oahu. Name that beach. And, how to get there. Oh, some help to shrink the display if you know how, please.

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8075/2234/200/DSC_0161.jpg (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8075/2234/1600/DSC_0161.jpg)
Yup, Kahala beach for sure. Diggin' how Lika Nui even distinguished Koko Head from Koko Crater.

... and the slippers were on sale, buy 1 get 1 FREE from Walmart? :D

[kimo55]

even distinguished Koko Head from Koko Crater.

ya ain't kama'aina if ya cain't.

[LikaNui]

ya ain't kama'aina if ya cain't. Kama`aina... Karma chameleon... it's all good, guys!

[Pomai]

regarding Kahala beach and how to get there...

The particular location you're situated at looks like the area where you park your car along Kahala Ave. near the Hunakai st. intersection and walk down a long beach access path. Although, it looks like you've walked quite a bit ways east of the access path.

I go there all the time.

Kama'aina Pomai :D

[drumorgan]

Excellent. Kahala Beach. Yep, walk through that little path at the end of Hunakai. No tourists there fo shua.

I walked out on the pipe to the breakers way out in the water. The water never got above my knees as I did so. Pretty cool.

I'll pull out some more pictures from my trip and see if you can guess them.

[tutusue]

Here's (http://www.reelserviceshawaii.com/mydad/) another photo of Kahala Beach from the foot of the Hunakai St. path, looking west (need to scroll down just a bit)! I was there this past May 27 and the tide was so high that there was no beach left...the waves were washing up on the path.

[liberty]

I'll give this thread a shot with this question: This area of Hawai'i is reputed to be the largest subdivided neighborhood in the entire USA, if not the world. It surely must be the largest in Hawai'i. Where is this subdivision located within the state and what is its name?

Ocean View, Big Island

[Surfingfarmboy]

Liberty answers my question correctly, unlike my feeble attempt to answer drumorgan's Kahala Beach question. (Well..there is some similarity there, yeah?) Ocean View, commonly refered to as HOVE, for Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, is one monster subdivision, located on the extreme southern end of the Big Island. Many plats within HOVE have clear views of South Point.

A cigar...wait..make that a Ka'u orange...to our winner Liberty!

[Pomai]

Where is this?

Hint: It was mentioned briefly in recent Hawaii news...

http://www.96seven44.com/images/htphotohunt2.jpg
Photo by Pomai - 6.18.06

[pzarquon]

Where is this?Anywhere near Spitting Caves, or the cliffs at Portlock (http://www.lightfantastic.org/gallery/lost/Lost_2x23_Rocks5), which I recently posted (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showpost.php?p=74968&postcount=359) about visiting?

http://www.lightfantastic.org/gallery/albums/lost/Lost_2x23_Rocks5.thumb.jpg (http://www.lightfantastic.org/gallery/lost/Lost_2x23_Rocks5)

[tutusue]

Oh wait! Pomai pilfered your photo, PZ. :D
Good Photoshop job, Pomai! ;)

j/k!

[Pomai]

Yes, Spitting Caves, located in Portlock, Hawaii Kai, at the end of Lumahai st.
http://www.96seven44.com/images/htphotohunt2.jpg

Very similar angle to PZ's, I must admit. But nah, I wouldn't bother photoshopping in a bunch of fishermen risking their lives on the edge of that cliff. :eek:

In my shot, I caught the ending part of the cave spitting, which is located at the bottom of that steep, shadowed cliff area towards the center-bottom.

[Leo Lakio]

ya ain't kama'aina if ya cain't.
*sigh* don't rub it in...

[Pomai]

How about this place? (same, shown from 2 angles)...

http://www.96seven44.com/images/htphotohunt3.jpg
http://www.96seven44.com/images/htphotohunt4.jpg
Photos by Pomai - 6.18.06

[Glen Miyashiro]

Looks like Portlock.

[pzarquon]

Looks like Portlock.Yeah, but... Pomai wouldn't post the same location twice. Would he?

[LikaNui]

Yeah, but... Pomai wouldn't post the same location twice. Would he? Apparently he would, even if he had to move a few feet.
:p

[Pomai]

Ahem.. it's a bit farther apart from Spitting Caves than just a few feet, both by location and in height from sea level.

I'm looking for a (nick) name more specific than "Portlock" or "Cliffs of Portlock".

[lurkah]

I'm looking for a (nick) name more specific than "Portlock" or "Cliffs of Portlock".
China Walls.

I spent many a sunburned day out there bodysurfing and paipo boarding my life away.

[Pomai]

China Walls it is.

Located in Portlock, Hawaii Kai. Get on Poipu Drive, then turn on Hanapepe Loop and park near (not in!) Hanapepe Place, where the (short) access trail is located.

Before you get to the trail, you'll be greeted with this Obelisk..
http://www.96seven44.com/images/chinawallsobelisk.jpg
Obelisk @ China Walls entrance
Photo by Pomai - 6.18.06

There was a front page story in yesterday's Honolulu Advertiser about the Increase of Drownings (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jun/18/ln/FP606180362.html) on Oahu.

Quoted from article: "Nowhere on O'ahu are the conditions more dangerous than along the cliffs at Maunalua Bay in Hawai'i Kai, said John Clark, author and former Honolulu firefighter."

Ironically, when I hung out there a day before taking those shots, a young lady swimming in the water had a brief scare as she tried climbing the rocky edge to get back up on land. The incoming waves almost knocked her back in and she kinda' panicked. So she jumped back in the water and her surfer boyfriend escorted her to shore more up seaward where the rock shelf is closer to sea level - albeit, more slippery (mossy).

http://www.96seven44.com/images/chinawalls_ledge.jpg
The height to jump in the water at China Walls (shown above) isn't the scary part.
It's the incoming waves (not shown) that break along the SLIPPERY ledge that can be tricky when trying to get out.
Photo by Pomai - 6.18.06

There was also a large Honu nearby on this day. Also some larger difficult-to-identify "fish" jumping out of the water in the distance. Not to mention at least 30 young people basking in the sun and just having a good time.

As for Spitting Caves, you've got to be suicidal to jump into the water there. :eek:

[Pomai]

Here I am chillin' with my Crocs. Where is this?

http://www.96seven44.com/images/htphotohunt7.jpg
Photo by Pomai - 6.17.06

"Yeah, I would". :p

[lurkah]

Here I am chillin' with my Crocs. Where is this?
Looks like the opposite view of drumorgan (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showpost.php?p=76524&postcount=337)'s photo, this time looking Ewa towards Black Point, and an almost identical view of the one that tutusue posted (http://lava.net/~suereel/Hunakai3.jpg).

[LikaNui]

Looks like the opposite view of drumorgan (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showpost.php?p=76524&postcount=337)'s photo, this time looking Ewa towards Black Point, and an almost identical view of the one that tutusue posted (http://lava.net/~suereel/Hunakai3.jpg).Yep, I agree with ya, Lurkah.

[drumorgan]

I looked through my album, and I actually got the "reverse" shot. It is not exact. Close. I think that is another beach. Certainly not right at the entrance to that spot.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v457/hithreads/th_drumorgan_DSC_0152.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/hithreads/drumorgan_DSC_0152.jpg)

(BTW, as I add these photos, can you tell me the code to shrink the display here with the img tag)

Here is the path to that spot.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v457/hithreads/th_drumorgan_DSC_0148.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/hithreads/drumorgan_DSC_0148.jpg)

Oh, and I have a few more pictures ready for people to guess the location.

[admin]

BTW, as I add these photos, can you tell me the code to shrink the display here with the img tagSee this thread on including images in posts (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=31). To have the system generate a thumbnail for you, you need to attach your image to the message. However, there is a limit to the number of files you can have as attachments across your various posts to the board, so this isn't the best option.

You should instead have a thumbnail version of your photos already available online, alongside the original. You'd then embed the thumbnail in the post (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/images/editor/insertimage.gif) then make that thumbnail a link (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/images/editor/createlink.gif) to the original. Most online photo hosting sites generate thumbnails for exactly this purpose. I'm pretty sure the Blogger system (which it appears you use) does this, as does Photobucket, Flickr, and others.

If you cannot provide a thumbnail for whatever reason, please do not insert the full-size original. Just make a hyperlink to the image file (like this (http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/8075/2234/1600/DSC_0152.jpg)) that others can click to view.

[drumorgan]

OK, got the thumbnail figured out using Flickr.

Keeping the 'kickin it at da beach' theme, name this location.
http://static.flickr.com/54/172762234_1df7352d34_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172762234/)

[Pomai]

Keeping the 'kickin it at da beach' theme, name this location.
http://static.flickr.com/54/172762234_1df7352d34_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172762234/)
Waimea Bay Beach, North Shore, Oahu ... on a FLAT day.

Sorry Admin, I too will use thumbnails from now on. WHACK! WHACK!

[drumorgan]

OK, I guess that one was too easy. I need to gauge my audience. OK, level two here. Name that place.
http://static.flickr.com/45/172770039_fb954dc959_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172770039/)

[Pomai]

OK, I guess that one was too easy. I need to gauge my audience. OK, level two here. Name that place.
http://static.flickr.com/45/172770039_fb954dc959_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172770039/)
Paradise Park, Manoa Valley, Oahu; bridge leading to Treetops restaurant.

???

[drumorgan]

Close enough. I'm not sure where the restaurant is. This is part of the trail that goes to the falls.

Great call on Paradise Park. Sad that it is gone. (well, technically, it is not gone, I guess)

I parked and talked with the guy who charged for parking. His family evidently owns/leases the land. He was very nice. We were there in the big rain, and he gave us mosquito repellant, umbrellas, panchos, and even his personal walking stick for me to use. Super guy.

I have fond memories of going there as a kid to see the bird shows. We would go there and to Sea Life Park whenever someone would come to visit us from the mainland.

[drumorgan]

OK, one more. This one should be tough. (though, I haven't stumped you yet)
http://static.flickr.com/51/172781258_3c63a6e26a_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172781258/)

[Pomai]

OK, one more. This one should be tough. (though, I haven't stumped you yet)
http://static.flickr.com/51/172781258_3c63a6e26a_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172781258/)
I't a mural in a hotel lobby, though I can't remember which one. Sheraton Waikiki? Hilton Hawaiian Village? Pacific Beach Hotel? Hyatt Regency Waikiki?

If memory serves me right (hardly ever), there's one similar to that in the lobby of the Kealani Resort in Wailea, Maui.

[kimo55]

Herb Kawainui Kane's painting in the makai outrigger 2nd fl. lobby. ©2006 tikitv.com

It's not just "a mural". It is Herb's. In the outrigger Waikiki, a large outrigger sits in front of Kane's painting.

same thing Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort.

[drumorgan]

Wow. I'm going to have to try a lot harder.
Here is the same painting from not so close.
http://static.flickr.com/46/172786686_562389eeef_m.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172786686/)

[pzarquon]

Wow. I'm going to have to try a lot harder.Or at least omit the captions from the site where you're hosting your photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172781258/) until after someone's guessed. :p

[kimo55]

Or at least omit the captions from the site where you're hosting your photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theheavenlyhost/172781258/) until after someone's guessed. :p
they musta just put that up. It's my wording verbatim. I am there about once a week, so I sure didn't need to cheat and look at any captions, existent or non-existent

[pzarquon]

they musta just put that up. It's my wording verbatim. I am there about once a week, so I sure didn't need to cheat and look at any captions, existent or non-existentAh. Makes sense. Though not as funny. :) I saw the photo, clicked it, and saw the answer (what turned out to be your answer), and figured you'd got it the same way.

[drumorgan]

Sorry for the confusion. The description I had up on Flickr was "Description coming - currently used in a game"

Then after the correct guess was given, I cut and pasted the text into the descriptions.

I was the plagiarizer. ;)