..There is a beautiful state park right by my new work site. Beautiful place with amazing energy.
Information regarding Kiholo State Park Reserve could be found on Hawaii.gov:
“Description
This area is under park reserve status and still undergoing conceptual planning for future public use. The area is a stark, lava-covered coastal park with small bays, sparsely vegetated coastline, historic lava flows, and wide open spaces. Gates are locked nightly. When entrance gates are locked for the night, vehicles will not be able to enter or leave the park. For more information on Kiholo and camping at Kiholo please watch the video below.
Camping
Camping at Kiholo is allowed on weekends only (Friday-night through Sunday-night). Camping sites may be reserved up to 30 days in advance.
Campsites are located along an unimproved gravel access road in a shaded kiawe (mesquite) grove fronting an ‘ili’ili (pebble) beach. This is a remote area with no facilities and NO WATER. Portable toilets are provided.
Please see the video below for more information on Camping at Kiholo SPR.
Park Curator Group – Hui Aloha Kiholo
Kiholo State Park Reserve is jointly managed by the Division of State Parks and the curator group Hui Aloha Kiholo. For more information about Hui Aloha Kiholo and their efforts to mālama Kiholo State Park Reserve please visit their website at https://www.huialohakiholo.org/ “
Reference: Hawaii.gov
According to AllTrails.com:
“The Kiholo Bay Trail is an easy, round-trip walk on the Big Island featuring obsidian pahoehoe lava fields, striking black pebble beaches, and the vibrant, turquoise waters of Wainanaliʻi Lagoon. Highly appealing to snorkelers and wildlife enthusiasts, this trail is world-renowned for its abundance of basking green sea turtles (honu).
From the traffic circle parking lot, follow the brief path out to the beach and veer right (north) to hug the coast. The route winds past private coastal estates and crosses a small wooden bridge over a man-made channel before reaching the brackish lagoon. While registered service animals are allowed, pets are strictly banned to prevent interactions with resting sea turtles.
The entirely unshaded route bakes in intense heat, and walking over the loose, sharp volcanic gravel can be incredibly tiring on the feet. Entering the Keanalele lava tube or anchialine pools is illegal, but the shallow lagoon offers an excellent spot for a swim. Access the trailhead via a bumpy, unpaved one-mile road between mile markers 82 and 83 off Highway 19, where portable toilets are available. Ensure you pack reef-safe sunscreen and plenty of drinking water, as no potable sources exist on-site.”
Reference: AllTrails.com
Aloha Spirit Within and Without
Aloha and a hui hoi. 🤙
According to University of Hawaii, Coral Health Atlas:
“Kīholo is located in a region dominated by lava fields that is poetically referred to as Kekaha wai ʻole o nā kona (the waterless coastal lands of the Kona districts).
In addition to the many fishing traditions of this area, Kīholo was home to one of the largest loko iʻa (fish pond) in Hawaiʻi, which was established in the 1600s. After some time of disuse, the loko iʻa was restored to working condition in the early 1800s under the rule of King Kamehameha.
In 1859 Kahōkūohawaiʻi, a keikialiʻi (prince), visited Kīholo to request the ʻanae (mullet) for which the pond was famous. When his request was denied he traveled to visit Pele, the goddess of volcanoes, and asked her to fill the Kīholo fish pond in revenge.
Pele obliged Kahōkūohawaiʻi’s request, nearly filling the entire loko iʻa. The rock wall that enclosed the loko iʻa was engulfed in lava, and can still be seen til this day.
As the loko iʻa has gone through cycles of care and neglect in the past, the Kīholo community is re-establishing their relationship to this place by restoring the loko iʻa to working capacity.”
Reference: University of Hawaii, Coral Health Atlas
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/coralhealth/sites/kiholo.php.
Highly recommended if you’re in the area.
Full Moon sets in for the night #NightShift
According to HawaiBeaches.com:
“About Kiholo Queens Bath on Kona & West Island, Hawaii:
Keanalele Waterhole, better known as Kiholo Queens Bath, is a small freshwater pool inside a lava tube cave at Kiholo State Park Preserve. The Queens Bath a great place to “chill out” especially if you happen to have it all to yourself.”
Reference: HawaiiBeaches.com
Reflections of the Queens Pond (zoomed in from pictures above):
“Pareidolia (/ˌpærəˈdoʊliə/)[1] is the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one detects an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none. Pareidolia is a specific but common type of apophenia (the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things or ideas)’
Reference: Wikipedia
“Pareidolia plays a significant role in creative cognition, enabling artists and viewers to perceive novel forms and meanings in ambiguous stimuli.[16] Joanne Lee highlights that this phenomenon has been harnessed in artistic practices for centuries (Da Vinci for example).[17] The phenomenon was particularly important to surrealism, where artists like Salvador Dali, influenced by André Breton, embraced pareidolic ambiguity to challenge rationalist perceptions and provoke new ways of seeing”
Reference: Wikipedia
