335 Sacred Spots. Surf site, Hau‘ula, O‘ahu. Deepwater, second-reef site off Sacred Falls State Park. The waterfall in the park is called Sacred Falls because of its association with Kamapua‘a, the demigod who could assume the shape of a man or pig. The surf site was named after the falls. Sailboat Keel Reef. Dive site, Hawai‘i Kai, O‘ahu. Long ledge at 25 to 35 feet deep straight out from the Hawai‘i Kai Channel. The lead keel of a wreck lies on the bottom. Sailor Hat. Crater, southwest shore, Kaho‘olawe. In April 1965, the navy simulated an atomic explosion to the southeast of Hanakanai‘a by detonating 500 pounds of TNT to test the effect of nuclear-sized blasts on warships nearby. The test, Operation Sailor Hat, created the crater and destroyed the decommissioned and unoccupied ship Atlanta that was anchored offshore. After the test, the newly formed crater was called Sailor Hat. Saint Anthony. Dive site, Wailea, Maui. Wreck of the St. Anthony , a 65-foot longline fishing boat that ended up as a derelict in Honolulu Harbor. She was towed to Maui and sunk at 70 feet on the Keawakapu Artificial Reef. Saint Peter’s Catholic Church. Scenic point, Kahalu‘u, Hawai‘i. Small, simple, clapboard building on the shore of Kahalu‘u Bay with a covered entrance porch and a tall spire with louvered windows that is often photographed by visitors. Saint Teresa’s. Surf site, Kekaha, Kaua‘i. Off St. Teresa’s Catholic Church in Kekaha. Salt Pond. 1. Beach park, surf site, windsurf site, Hanapèpè, Kaua‘i. Calcareous sand beach with a natural wall of rocks that creates a large inshore pond. The surfing and windsurf sites are off the wall of rocks. The park is named for a nearby complex of shallow ponds where rock salt is produced by evaporating seawater. Most of the ponds are supervised by Hui Hâna Pa‘akai, a group whose members are permitted by the state to manufacture salt here. Many of the group’s members are cons Sampan Channel 336 s tinuing family traditions that have changed little for generations . Salt making is a summer activity that is dependent on extended periods of dry weather and hot, sunny days. The ponds are idle during the winter months. 2. Gathering site, Mâ‘ili, O‘ahu. Natural depressions in the rocks at Mâ‘ili Point where families from Mâ‘ili gathered salt for home consumption. Sampan Channel. Boat channel, range lights, Kâne‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu. Channel on the east side of Kâne‘ohe Bay dredged during the early 1940s. Range lights to mark the channel were installed in 1943. The channel is approximately .85 miles north of Mòkapu Peninsula. Sampans, or commercial tuna boats, from Honolulu that formerly came to Kâne‘ohe Bay to catch baitfish used this channel. As the channel comes into Kâne‘ohe Bay, it forms a “Y” with one branch going toward the Kâne- ‘ohe Yacht Club and the other going toward He‘eia Kea Pier. Sam Wight’s. Beach, Lâ‘au, Moloka‘i. Southernmost section of Kamâka‘ipò Beach near the lighthouse. Sam Wight, an assistant manager of Moloka‘i Ranch under George P. Cooke, the first president of the ranch, maintained a fishing shack on the rise above the beach during his tenure from 1923 to 1932. Sandbar. Island (3.1 acres, awash at high tide), Kâne‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu. Large sandbar in the center of Kâne‘ohe Bay that is emergent at low tide, awash at high tide, and a popular picnic site for boaters. Also known as Ahuolaka. Sandbars. 1. Surf site, Sunset Beach, O‘ahu. Surf here normally breaks on a wide sandbar fronting ‘Ehukai Beach Park. 2. Surf site, Waikîkî, O‘ahu. Off Kaimana Beach and east of Old Man’s. Waves here form on a line of sand boils, which is the “sandbar.” Sand Dunes. Surf site, Kahe, O‘ahu. On the west side of Tracks. Sand Hill. Littoral cone, Nânâwale, Hawai‘i. Nânâwale 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...