Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Remarkable Beaches Of Hawaii

By Keola Kawanako


Hawaii is home to all sorts of fantastic things. It has gorgeous blossoms such as: hibiscus, orchids, heliconia, plumeria and anthurium blossoms. It offers interesting creatures like the nene, hawaiian owl and the monk seal. It's also home to a number of wonderful beaches such as Barking Sands, Waikiki Beach, Green Sands and Hapuna.

One of the sweetest white sand beaches you might ever discover is Hapuna Beach. It is probably the most popular beaches on the isle of Hawaii and it's often picked to be amongst the best beaches in the world. Its teal water and soft white sand make it a preferred beach for both tourists as well as locals. If the waves are small it's the best beach for snorkeling and swimming. However when the surf is huge its vast berth of smooth, white sand allow it to be the best spot for catching some rays.

Barking Sands beach is located on the island of Kauai. It really is hard to get to this beach because it is situated on a military installation. It has extraordinary white sands and is usually not crowded at all. No one genuinely knows the way it acquired its name. A few say that it obtained its name simply because a barking sound might be heard from the friction of walking on its sands, but this is only a myth. Other people point out that the surf breaking on the shoreline may sound like barking. But no one truly knows.

Now for something truly out of the ordinary, Hawaii even has a green sand beach. No the sand is not green due to algae; it's green since it is composed of a green mineral called olivine, which is prevalent in lava rocks. Only a few people get to see Green Sand Beach as it involves a long 5 mile round trip hike or an off road vehicle to reach there. Yet once you get there, its bright green sand is a picture to see.

Waikiki Beach is the spot that everybody thinks of when they think of beaches in Hawaii. It's possibly the most well-known beach in Hawaii. It has wonderful white sand and it's a favorite of everyone who visits. It's the beach where the great Duke Kahanomoku trained a lot of celebrities how to surf. You basically should not go to Hawaii without checking out Waikiki Beach. Sure, it's crowded, but you just have to see it to receive a taste of history.




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