Kaiaka Bay Beach, Peninsula beach in Haleiwa, United States.
Kaiaka Bay Beach Park occupies a peninsula in Haleiwa, Oahu, at the mouth of Kaiaka Bay. Its grounds hold open lawns, mature trees and a shoreline of sand and rock, with the stone formation Pohaku Lanai standing at the water's edge. Two streams, the Anahulu and the Opaeula, empty nearby and tint the bay brown after rain.
Kaiaka Bay and its stone, Pohaku Lanai, are tied to Hawaiian chiefs and religious practice at the water. The beach lies in Haleiwa on Oahu's north shore, in Honolulu County, about 7,800 km from Washington, D.C. The area has a dry climate, with August highs near 24 °C and January lows near 19 °C.
Pohaku Lanai is a large stone formation on the park's shoreline that local Hawaiians associate with stories of origin, and it is treated as a cultural landmark rather than a climbing or picnic spot. Visitors can see it from the water's edge and should view it from a distance.
The park sits at the end of a peninsula off Kamehameha Highway in Haleiwa, with the beach on the bay side and a channel at the tip. Camping is allowed only with a county permit, and facilities include restrooms, outdoor showers and picnic tables. The shoreline mixes sand and rock, so check footing at the water's edge.
The waters here display an unusual brown coloration caused by soil runoff from two local streams mixing with the ocean. This visible feature results from natural geographic conditions in the area.
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