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257 Naha. Beach, fishpond, surf site, Naha, Lâna‘i. Narrow detrital sand beach at the end of Keòmuku Road. The beach is the site of a former fishing village, one of the four fishponds on Lâna‘i, and the seaward end of the Naha Trail, a trail that connects Pâlâwai Basin to the ocean. The surf site is off the beach. Lit., bent or curved. Nâhiku Landing. Scenic point, Nâhiku, Maui. Site of the Nâhiku Rubber Plantation, incorporated on January 24, 1905, the first rubber plantation on American soil. High-quality rubber trees had been planted in Nâhiku as early as 1899 to determine if they would grow well and be commercially productive. Planting and tapping operations continued until 1916, when high labor costs forced the company to close. The landing was constructed in 1903 and abandoned in 1916. The 3-mile road from Hâna Highway to the ruins of the landing passes many rubber trees and the remains of a coral flume. Lit., the seven (districts of the area). Nahuna Point. Dive site, Mâkena, Maui. Off the north point of Mâkena Bay. Also known as Five Caves, Five Graves, Turtle Town. Nâkâlele. 1. Point, Hâmâkua Poko, Maui. Small point separating Father Jules Papa and Hâmâkua Poko Papa. 2. Blowhole, dive site, fishing site, point light, Nâkâlele, Maui. Established on the northernmost point of West Maui in 1910, at a site 150 feet above sea level, the light was automated in 1922. The blowhole is on a lava terrace at the water’s edge. The fishing site is on the rocks near the light. The dive site is off the rocks. Lit., the supports. Nâmâhana. Point, Mâkua, O‘ahu. West end of Mâkua Beach, where the sand is fronted by rocks at the water’s edge. Lit., the twins. Nâmoku. 1. Islands, Honoke‘a, Hawai‘i. Collective name for the three islands off Honoke‘a: Mokupuka, Pa‘alaea, and Paoakan Nâ Mokulua 258 n lani. The islands are sea stacks—rocks left by the collapse of an arch or isolated from the main island by erosion. 2. Island (.09 acres, 50 feet high), Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i. Lit., the islands. Nâ Mokulua. Islands, Kailua, O‘ahu. Two islands off Wailea Point in Lanikai. Also known as the Mokulua Islands. Lit., the two islands. Nânâhoa. Sea stacks, Honopû, Lâna‘i. Part of the Hawai‘i State Seabird Sanctuary. Sea stacks are vertical rocks that are left standing alone when the ocean erodes the rocks that once connected them to the shore. The cluster of five sea stacks at Honopû Bay is one of the best examples of sea stacks in Hawai‘i. Also known as Five Needles, Three Stone, Needles. Name of a legendary man who was a symbol of sexuality. Nânaku. Pond, Punalu‘u, Hawai‘i. Large spring-fed pond adjoining the east end of Punalu‘u Beach. Lit., bulrushes. The pond was formerly filled with bulrushes. Nânâkuli. Beach park (39.6 acres), Nânâkuli, O‘ahu. Calcareous sand beach 500 feet long and 125 feet wide between two limestone points fronting the beach park. Also known as Zablan Beach. Lit., to look at the knee. Nânâkuli Beach. Dive site, Nânâkuli, O‘ahu. Off Nânâkuli Beach Park. Nânâkuli Sand Dunes. Surf site, Kahe, O‘ahu. Nânâkuli Tracks. Surf site, Kahe, O‘ahu. Also known as Tracks. Nânâwale. Park (78 acres), Nânâwale, Hawai‘i. The park is situated on a littoral cone approximately 150 feet high that was formed when a lava flow from Kîlauea entered the sea here in May 1840. The flow destroyed the coastal village of Nânâwale and created the littoral cone of cinder, or “sand,” during the explosive interaction of the molten lava and the cold water of the ocean. A large grove of ironwood trees covers the littoral cone, which is also known as Pu‘u One, or Sand Hill. Lit., just look around. Nâniuokâne. Rocks, Hâna, Maui. Small rock islands in Hâna Bay. Lit., the coconuts of Kâne. Nanuku. Cove, Mauna Lani, Hawai‘i. Shallow, sandy cove at Mauna Lani Beach that is surrounded by small lava islands. Nâoneala‘a. Beach, Kâne‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu. Beach at Kâne...
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