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South Shore (Part 1)

©Ann Cecil KOLOA TOWN An old sugar plantation town. Site of the first commercial sugar plantation in the Hawaiian Islands founded in 1835.

©Ann Cecil CHURCH OF SAINT RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL Marking the spot where in 1841 the first Roman Catholic mission was permitted in the islands.

©Ann Cecil POIPU BEACH PARK Sheltered by lava points on either side, beautiful Poipu Beach is great for children. Bodysurfing and bodyboarding at adjacent Brennecke Beach. Accommodations

©Ann Cecil KEONELOA BEACH Nicknamed Shipwreck Beach until Hurricane Iwa washed the wreck out to sea in 1982. Accommodations / Weddings

©Ann Cecil POIPU BEACH Beautiful beach popular with sunbathers, swimmers, snorkelers, bodyboarders, surfers and windsurfers. Accommodations, Activities / Weddings

SPOUTING HORN A lava tube that extends into the sea with its open mouth on the rocky shore - blowing high spumes of water. A unique blow hole because another hole adjacent to the waterspout emits a "whooshing" sound followed by a low moan, sounding like a "horn".

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