Making public beaches in Puna

[Wao nahele kane]

For those not familiar with the area of Sand Hills in the Nanawale Forest Reserve, if using Google Earth, the coordinates are 19deg 33’ 11.84N by 154deg 52’ 24.86W. There were 2 automobiles and a number of large automotive components at the bottom of the hills near and in the ocean about 2 years ago that have been since either covered by the sliding sand down the cones or pulled out to sea by the surf. The trees in the area are Not Native and are Casuarina Trees that grew atop the 1840’s flows thus the vegetation color does not match the surrounding jungle fauna in satellite images. These are the same trees found at Mackenzie State park.
The natural hydraulic focal forces in this area should create much stronger surf potential with regard to an additional surfing park. Perhaps we could even be creating waves far greater than any other location within the Islands. If you back out on the region on Google Earth you’ll see the ocean bed in this area and the marine focal type terrain that is unique to this area alone and precisely why tsunamis are so devastating in this region. This is perhaps the best of all available sites on all the Islands combined in far more ways than one.


E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.