Halona Blowhole
The posted coordinates will take you to the Halona Blowhole scenic lookout. To get to the lookout from Honolulu make your way east along H-1. Then travel along Kalaniana’ole Hwy through Hawai’i Kai. Continue about 1.5 miles past Hanauma Bay till you reach the blowhole parking lot on your right.
The Halona Blowhole is a natural occurring ocean geyser located along the southeast coast of O’ahu. The blowhole was formed by a molten lava tube from volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago. The geyser is created when breaking surf entering the lava tube is compressed as the tube becomes smaller and smaller causing the pressure to increase forcing a stream of water to shoot up, sometimes (during optimal conditions) as high as 30 feet into the air. Basically, the larger the waves - the larger the spray.
To the right of the blowhole is the Halona Beach Cove, also known as the "Peering Place." This small sandy beach at the cove is great for swimming when the surf is calm. The site is known for the famous love scene between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in the movie, From Here to Eternity (1953). If you're lucky, you may see one of the resident honu (endangered Hawaiian green sea turtle) that frequent the cove.
Below Halona is the Kaiwi channel, one of the most dangerous, unpredictable ocean channels in the world. On a clear day, the lookout offers excellent views of the coastline and neighboring islands, Moloka’i and Lana’i, across the channel. During the winter months, the lookout is a great spot to watch Humpback whales at play.
To get credit for the cache find you must do two things:
Take a picture of yourself or GPSr at the posted coordinates with the blowhole in the background and post it with your log.- (1/1/2011 New logging requirement in compliance with the EarthCache Guidelines. "Requests for photographs must be optional. Exceptions to this guideline will only be considered if the requested photograph is related to an Earth Science logging activity such as recording a phenomenon.") Take a picture of a spout and post it with your log. You can be in it if you like.
No Picture = No Find
- Using the obelisk situated to the left of the blowhole, which measure approximately 6 feet, estimate the average height of a few spouts. Then EMAIL that measurement along with the time of day, the weather (windy, calm, sunny, rainy), and conditions of the surf (large or small surf). Do not post this information in your log.
WARNING - For your own safety please remain at the lookout and do not go down to the blowhole. It is very slippery and the surf can be very treacherous. There are no lifeguards at the cove, so be extremely careful, and do not swim when the surf is rough. Wear sturdy shoes and use extreme caution, as the walk down to the beach is steep and rocky. Be cautious of your surroundings when in the water.
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Pirate Coin - Skull Dubloon----> Congrats Off-Roader and Kailua Al!