Kealia Pond Shoreline
Kealia Pond is right on the ocean with water exchange that results in brackish water in the Pond. That also limits the kinds of fish and other sea creatures that can live here. But it is a beautiful habitat. BTW, the island on the horizon is Kaho‘olawe, an extinct volcanic crater. It was formerly used as a bombing range for the Military. After many years of protests, the government eventually closed it down and returned jurisdiction to the state of Hawai‘i. Today Kahoʻolawe can be used only for native Hawaiian cultural, spiritual, and subsistence purposes — non-Hawaiians are not allowed to visit (anyway, they should not want to go since unexploded ordinance is still being discovered and deactivated). The ocean area around the island is a popular destination for snorkelers and scuba divers.
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Location: Kihei, HI
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
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