Summer 1963 spent a lot of time at this beautiful beach...Hapuna. I can remember
the talk back then, "some rich guy had bought a lot of land there and was going to build a hotel".
I couldn't imagine what that would have been like. Well that "man" was Laurance Rockefeller and
the hotel became the Manua Kea.
Hapuna Beach has been named one of the 10 best beaches in the world. A lot has
changed since 1963, the little beach shacks are gone, there are restrooms,
but the one thing that hasn't changed are the Kiawe trees in the area.
We were wondering if some of them were there when I was young.
In this area is a huge heiau, Pu'ukohala.
In 1963, this site was all overgrown and I still remember getting
"chicken skin" walking around it talking about the human
sacrifices that Kamehameha had done there.
being there today, brought up those same "chicken-skin" feelings.
to be continued...
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