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395 Yabui Beach. ‘Alaeloa, Maui. The Yabui family owned the property bordering the beach before the Kahana Sunset condominium was built on it. Also known as Keonenui Beach. Yadao Pavilion. North Hilo, Hawai‘i. Picnic pavilion in Kolekole Beach Park that was named for former County Supervisor Elias P. (Epy) Yadao. Among his many accomplishments as a member of the County Board of Supervisors from 1959 until his death in 1966, Yadao was instrumental in obtaining funds for the pavilion named posthumously in his honor. Yamada Point. North shore, Lâna‘i. Lae Wahie section of Shipwreck Beach. Named for Yasukichi Yamada, who moved to Lâna‘i from O‘ahu in 1929 to work in the plantation’s butcher shop and began fishing at Lae Wahie about the same time. Traveling to and from Lâna‘i City by mule, he sold the fish he caught in the butcher shop. In 1945 Yamada moved to Maui, where he ran the kitchen in the Kahului Hotel, and two years later he opened his own restaurant, the No Ka ‘Oi Inn. Also known as Lae Wahie. Yamashita Bay. Honouli Malo‘o, Moloka‘i. Henry Yamashita purchased one of two beachfront parcels here in the 1950s and built a small beach house on it. Also known as Honouli Malo‘o. Y.O. Dive site, Waikîkî, O‘ahu. Same as Y.O. 257. Yokes. Surf site, Ka‘ena State Park, O‘ahu. An abbreviation of Yokohama. Yokohama. Bay, beach, dive site, surf site, Ka‘ena State Park, O‘ahu. Calcareous sand beach on Yokohama Bay. Yokohama is the name of a famous port city in Japan, but the name here apparently came from a Japanese switchman named Yokohama who lived nearby in the early 1900s. He worked for the Oahu Railway and Land (OR&L) Company, which ran trains around Ka‘ena Point until 1947. The train stop was named for him, and the name was extended to the beach. The dive and surf sites are off the beach. The surf site is also known as First Dip, Yokes. y Y.O. 257 396 y Y.O. 257. Dive site, Waikîkî, O‘ahu. Popular scuba wreck dive on a sunken vessel, the Y.O. 257, a 175-foot navy ship at 100 feet. Also known as the Atlantis Wreck. Young’s Beach. Kama‘ole, Maui. Charles Clinton Young (1905– 1974) came to Hawai‘i in 1932 as a military reporter to cover the famous Massie Case and decided to make his home in the Islands. He and his wife Betty purchased a beachfront lot north of Kama‘ole I Beach Park in 1940 and built their home there in 1950 after World War II. Young became a well-known public figure as a reporter for the Maui News and the Honolulu StarBulletin and for his involvement in many social, civic, and business activities. The section of Kama‘ole Beach below his home is known as Young’s Beach or Charlie Young Beach. ...
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