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79 Garden Eel Cove. Dive site, Keâhole, Hawai‘i. In Ho‘ona Bay, a small bay on the north side of Keâhole Point that is known for its garden eels and manta rays. Also known as Ho‘ona. Gas Chambers. 1. Surf site, Hawai‘i Kai, O‘ahu. At the west end of Sandy Beach. 2. Surf site, Sunset Beach, O‘ahu. On the west side of Rocky Point. Both sites are also known as Chambers. Waves at both sites are steep and wipeouts can be severe. Waves break on a shallow sandbar at Sandy Beach and on a shallow reef at Rocky Point. Both names appeared in the early1960s and are spin-offs of “taking gas,” then a popular phrase for a particularly bad wipeout. The chamber is the hollow wave. The name at Rocky Point resulted as a challenge in 1961 between two Saint Louis High School students who were regular surfers at Pûpûkea, a popular site to the west. Gas Chambers was unnamed, and one surfer told the other that he would name the site and establish the name by circulating it by wordof -mouth in the surfing community. The experiment worked. G Buoy. Fish aggregating device, Pepe‘ekeo, Hawai‘i. Buoy anchored at approximately 600 fathoms. Landmarks: Kumukahi Point Light, Pepe‘ekeo Point Light, Hilo Bay Light, Leleiwi Point. Generals. Surf site, Hawai‘i Kai, O‘ahu. Big-wave, second-reef site that breaks off the comfort station in Sandy Beach Park. The name infers that only the best surfers ride here, the “generals.” General Store. Dive site, shipwreck site, Kalâheo, Kaua‘i. One of the three most popular dive sites on Kaua‘i. Horseshoeshaped ledge off Makaokaha‘i Point at 60 feet, with two caverns that attract a wide variety of reef fish. The ruins of the SS Pele, a 165-ton interisland steamer, are here, with five large anchors. She was built in San Francisco in 1884 with a wood screw and a two-cylinder compound engine, placed in interisland plantation service in 1886, and sank here in 1895. The name Geng George Washington Stone 80 g eral Store compares the wide variety of features at the site to that of the merchandise in a general store. George Washington Stone. Rock, Sunset Beach, O‘ahu. Rock formation on a ridge inland of Rocky Point that resembles George Washington wearing a three-cornered hat. Also known as Kahikilani. Gillin’s. Beach, windsurf site, Mâhâ‘ulepû, Kaua‘i. Narrow calcareous sand beach between Punahoa and Kamala Points, with beachrock shelves in the foreshore and vegetated dunes in the backshore. Named for Elbert Gillin, a supervisor for Grove Farm Company, the owner of the Mâhâ‘ulepû plantation lands. Gillin arrived in Hawai‘i in 1912 and worked on Maui, where he helped engineer the bridge over ‘Oheo Stream in Kîpahulu. Moving to Kaua‘i in 1925, he was the construction superintendent of the Ha‘upu Range Tunnel. The half-mile long tunnel allowed direct access for cane trucks traveling from the fields on the north side of the Ha‘upu Range to Kòloa Mill on the south side. During his employment with Grove Farm, Gillin built a beach home at Mâhâ‘ulepû, the only home on the entire beach. GI’s. Surf site, Waimea, Kaua‘i. Off Waimea State Recreation Pier. Named for veteran Waimea surfer George Inouye, who surfed here regularly for many years. Glass. Beach, Port Allen, Kaua‘i. Small pocket beach covered with glass fragments on the east side of the Chevron tank farm. The glass originates from a former refuse dump nearby. Glass Doors. Surf site, Mokulè‘ia, O‘ahu. The water is often so clear here that looking through the wall of the wave is like looking through a glass door. Also known as Homelani. Glassies. Surf site, Lâ‘ie, O‘ahu. Near shore in the center of Lâ‘ie Bay. The ocean here always seems to be calm, or “glassy,” no matter how strong the trade winds are blowing. Glover’s. Beach, Pòhue, Hawai‘i. James W. Glover, founder of the general construction company James W. Glover, Ltd., was a former owner of Kahuku Ranch. After his death the ranch was sold to pay estate taxes, including inheritance taxes. Although the Samuel M. Damon Estate was the successful bidder and purchased the 158,000-acre ranch in 1958 for $1.3 million, some area residents still call the beach Glover...
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