Ho’okipa Beach. Maui. Hawaii. Ho'okipa Beach Park, the original home of contemporary surfing on Maui, is one of the island's bes
Ho’okipa Beach. Maui. Hawaii. Ho'okipa Beach Park, the original home of contemporary surfing on Maui, is one of the island's best-known shoreline landmarks. Maui Agriculture leased the land for the park to the County of Maui in 1933 and in a land exchange conveyed title to the Territory of Hawai'i in 1947. The name Ho'okipa means "hospitality." Probably the foremost promoter of the park's fame not only on Maui but throughout Hawai'i is a beautiful song that is today a Hawaiian standard. It was written by Alice Johnson, who because of her beautiful voice is still called "the Songbird of Maui." In 1936, while Alice was singing with the Royal Hawaiian Band, her family moved from Lower Pa'ia to Ku'au. In 1937, after returning to Maui, she and her sister decided to walk over and have a look at the park in their new neighborhood. A close family friend was the park keeper, and when the two young girls arrived, their friend had just finished her poi lunch. Then she lay down on the lawn under a hau tree and fell asleep for the remainder of her lunch hour. At that time there were many hau trees and a wide white sand beach fronting the park's present seawall.
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