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319 Q Buoy. Fish aggregating device, Pa‘uwela Point, Maui. Buoy anchored at approximately 382 fathoms. Landmarks: Nâkâlele Point Light, Kahului Harbor Light, Pa‘uwela Point Light, Nânu- ‘alele Point Light. QQ Buoy. Fish aggregating device, Maku‘u, Hawai‘i. Buoy anchored at approximately 990 fathoms. Landmarks: Leleiwi Point, Kumukahi Point Light. Quarries. Surf site, Mokulè‘ia, O‘ahu. The Keâlia Rock Quarry, where blue rock was once quarried and crushed into construction grade gravel, is at the west end of Dillingham Airfield. The surf site is offshore. Also know as Crushers. Queen’s. 1. Beach, Hawai‘i Kai, O‘ahu. During the early 1960s when Henry J. Kaiser began developing Hawai‘i Kai, one of his dreams was to build a mixed-use community at the eastern end of the island. He named the 1,800-acre project Queen’s Beach, and it was to include single-family residences, schools, parks, commercial facilities, a golf course in Kalama Valley, and a visitor resort complex with hotels, restaurants, and a golf course in Kealakîpapa Valley on the ocean side of Kalaniana ‘ole Highway. On the shore the project extended from the old Wâwâmalu Ranch boundary wall to the breakwater at the west end of Makapu‘u Head. Although the resort complex was never built, this shore is still known as Queen’s Beach. Also known as Alan Davis, Ka Iwi Coast or shore, Wâwâmalu. 2. Beach, Waikîkî. Section of Waikîkî Beach in Kapi‘olani Regional Park between the Waikîkî Aquarium and the Kapahulu Groin. The area near the large comfort station was the site of the former Queen’s Surf restaurant, which was named after the surf site in Waikîkî. The restaurant opened in 1949, closed in 1971, and the land was cleared for park use. The name is also a play on the word queen, which is slang for “gay.” This area is frequented by gay men. Also known as Queen’s Surf Beach. 3. Surf site, Waikîkî, O‘ahu. One of Waikîkî’s most famous surf q Queen’s Bath 320 q sites. Named about 1900 by two surfers, Larry Kerr and Edward “Dude” Miller, because it fronted Queen Lili‘uokalani’s beach home with its well-known pier. The Queen’s property is now part of Kûhiò Beach Park. Also known as Queen’s Surf. 4. Surf site, Kawela, O‘ahu. Inside Kawela Bay along the north point of bay. Waves here resemble those at Queen’s in Waikîkî. Queen’s Bath. 1. Swimming site, Honokòhau, North Kona, Hawai‘i. Inland of Honokòhau Beach and part of the KalokoHonok òhau National Historical Park. Shallow, spring-fed pool surrounded by rock cairns. Also known as Kahinihini‘ula. 2. Swimming site, Princeville, Kaua‘i. Large tidepool on a rocky ledge at the base of the Princeville sea cliffs. Named for Queen Emma, wife of Kamehameha IV, who with the king visited here in 1860. Princeville was named after their two-year-old son. 3. Swimming site, Kailua, O‘ahu. Large, partially enclosed pool on the seaward side of the larger of the two Mokulua Islands off Lanikai. A rock formation here resembles the profiles of a queen and king. Queen’s Beach Breakwater. Hawai‘i Kai, O‘ahu. One of Henry J. Kaiser’s dreams was to develop a visitor resort complex at Queen’s Beach that would include a boat harbor and several protected lagoons lined with imported sand. During the early 1960s he initiated the project by constructing a small breakwater at the west end of Makapu‘u Head and by cutting a shallow experimental lagoon near the mouth of Kalama Stream. After Kaiser died in 1967, work on the resort complex was never resumed. Also known as Kapaliokamoa. Queen’s Pond. Surf site, swimming site, windsurf site, Polihale, Kaua‘i. Swimming site near the east end of Polihale State Park that is partially protected by rocks and often covered by sand. Surfers and windsurfers enter and exit the ocean adjacent to the pond. One account says the pond was named for Leilani, a legendary queen, who often swam here. Queen’s Surf. 1. Beach, Waikîkî, O‘ahu. Same as Queen’s Beach. 2. Surf site, Waikîkî, O‘ahu. Same as Queen’s. mo‘olelo Dude Miller and I started surfing in front of the Queen’s home as kids in 1900. We considered it our...
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