Hakalau Bay

USA / Hawaii / Honomu /
 bay, invisible
Hakalau Bay, 8.5 miles SE of Laupāhoehoe Point, lies at the mouth of Hakalau Gulch. Prominent from
offshore are a high trestle spanning the gulch and several buildings on the highland just S of the gulch and quite close to the edge of the bluff. At night, a row of prominent lights extends from the highland down to the gulch. [www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot_w.php?book=7] Chapter 14
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Coordinates:   19°54'4"N   155°7'37"W

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  • In the 19th century, Hakalau Bay was used to transfer passengers and goods from small boats to larger ships.
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