Pounding Surf Kaena Point State Park Oahu Hawaii Art
by Reid Callaway
Title
Pounding Surf Kaena Point State Park Oahu Hawaii Art
Artist
Reid Callaway
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Pounding Surf.....by Reid Callaway
Ka'ena Point State Park Oahu Hawaii Art
The surf pounds away at the beautiful rocky western coast of the island of Oahu Hawaii near He'ena Point State Park at sundown.
Kaʻena or Kaena Point is the westernmost tip of land on the island of Oʻahu. The point can be reached on foot from both the East (via Oʻahu's North Shore / Mokulēʻia) and Southeast (via Waiʻanae Coast). An unimproved track extends some 3 miles (4.8 km) along the coast from the end of the paved road on the east side, where a gate prevents entry of all except authorized vehicles. On the southeast side, at Kaʻena State Park, a paved road passes a beach before terminating into an unpaved road. It continues for a few miles, after which the road is washed out, and further travel must be on foot. It is not possible to travel around the point in a vehicle as the route is better described as a "path" in most places, and is lined on one side with a cliff and on the other with basalt rocks which are quite capable of damaging vehicles.
In Hawaiian, kaʻena means 'the heat'. The area was named after a brother or cousin of Pele who accompanied her from Kahiki. The State of Hawaiʻi has designated the point as a Natural Area Reserve to protect nesting Laysan Albatrosses and wedge-tailed Shearwaters, Hawaiian monk seals, and the fragile (to vehicular traffic) native strand vegetation that has been restored there.
Ka'ena Point sustains an ecosystem that is home to many native Hawaiian plants and animals
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June 26th, 2018
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