We finally spent some time on one of the local beaches. Here, old lava flows are interspersed with sandy beaches.
I like walking along the trails and looking for birds or looking in tidepools for fish.
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| One of my favorite birds, the Pacific golden plover |
This park features educational displays regarding what was carried to the islands by canoe and how early settlers navigated. The star compass was a mental tool that was used for navigation.
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| A large model of a star compass |
Some of my favorite houses around the star compass are east, west, and bird.
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| Hikina means east in Hawaiian. The image denotes sun rising in the east. |
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| Komohana means west in Hawaiian. The image denotes sun setting in the west. |
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| Manu means bird in Hawaiian. There are birds in each quadrant of the star compass. |
Aloha!
