Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach):
The fringing reef ringing the island's northwest
coastline has been the demise of dozens of ships, including the WWII Liberty ship
that provides a dramatic backdrop for this windswept beach (
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)
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Polihua Beach:
Get lost on Lana'i's remotest beach. The only footprints will be
yours (
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)
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Scuba Diving Cathedrals:
These underwater caverns are two of the top dives in
all of Hawai'i-and have even been the site of underwater weddings (
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).
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Surfing at Lopa:
Protected from the wind, the waves a this remote beach are
perfect for beginning surfers (
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).
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Munro Trail:
This 12.8-mile hiking trail winds its way to the island's 3,370-foot
summit and serves as the main vein for exploring its cloud forest watershed (
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Lana'i Culture and Heritage Center:
Everything from wooden spears used in
ancient battles to old photographs of Lana'i's plantation days adorn this informative
and authentic cultural resource (
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)
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Keahiakawelo (Garden of the Gods):
This otherworldly landscape of tortured
earth is dotted with red boulders which appear to have fallen from the sky (
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Keomoku Village:
With a collection of old homes and a haunting, abandoned
church, this stretch of shoreline exhibits what life on Lana'i must have been like a
century ago, when the population numbered fewer than 200 people (
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).
