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122: 408:. Once filled with whalers when Lahaina was a capital for that industry, Lahaina Roads were later adopted as an alternate anchorage for the main U.S. Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. However, Lahaina was not used, and the bulk of the fleet remained moored in Pearl Harbor. The Roads are still a common moorage for oceangoing cruise ships and naval vessels of many flags, including the U.S., whose passengers and crews add to the tourists visiting the island. 25: 385:. The maximum depth of this channel is 6,100 feet (1,900 m), and the channel is 30 miles wide. There is a significant wind funnel effect in the channel, which is subject to scientific investigations. ʻAlenuihāhā means "great billows smashing." 261:. Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are frequent. 309:
to the north, and Kahoʻolawe to the south. The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 m), and its width is 8.8 miles (14.2 km). ʻAuʻau channel is a whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands.
345:", both figuratively and literally, as Tahiti lies generally southward of its orientation. Known informally as the "Tahiti Express" for its strength in that direction. 42: 89: 61: 68: 75: 680: 656: 57: 108: 289:. Some 8.4 miles (13.5 km) at its narrowest, it is one of the windiest and roughest in the Hawaiian Islands. 46: 199:, at a distance of 72 miles (116 km). Kaʻieʻie Waho means "Outer Kaʻieʻie," named after the ʻieʻie vine ( 82: 318:
waters each autumn and spend the northern hemisphere winter months in the protected waters of the channel.
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contests which traverse this channel; swimming the channel is one of the seven challenges in the
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and Molokaʻi, and is 26 miles (42 km) wide. Maximum depth is 2,300 feet (700 m).
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is one of the most protected areas of ocean in the Hawaiian Islands, lying between
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on the Lānaʻi coast is also known as "Shipwreck Beach" because of a wreck on the
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The Road Atlas of United States, Canada & Mexico (Rand McNally, 2004) p. 30.
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The middle of the ʻAuʻau channel off Lahaina is known as the
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Names of the channels of water between the Hawaiian Islands
151:. Described here are the channels between the islands of 205:). The maximum depth of the channel is over 11000 feet. 314:
migrate approximately 3,500 miles (5600 km) from
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Hoʻomoʻa means "to cook". 241:open water swimming series. 7: 221:) separates the islands of 191:, separates the islands of 10: 716: 638: 569:Mehaffy & Mehaffy 2006 536:www.molokaichannelswim.com 397: 440:separates the islands of 420:separates the islands of 357:separates the islands of 281:separates the islands of 167:separates the islands of 377:separates the island of 235:outrigger canoe paddling 141:is typically called a 126: 672:Place Names of Hawaii 530:Matt Buckman (n.d.). 185:Kaʻieʻie Waho Channel 179:Kaʻieʻie Waho Channel 124: 331:Kealaikahiki Channel 325:Kealaikahiki Channel 43:improve this article 369:ʻAlenuihāhā Channel 355:ʻAlalākeiki Channel 349:ʻAlalākeiki Channel 217:(also known as the 202:Freycinetia arborea 700:Channels of Hawaii 667:Pukui, Mary Kawena 458:Hawaiʻiloa Channel 452:Hawaiʻiloa Channel 381:and the island of 187:, also called the 137:the water between 127: 682:978-0-8248-0524-1 658:978-0-939837-73-1 520:, pp. 70–71. 165:Kaulakahi Channel 159:Kaulakahi Channel 119: 118: 111: 93: 707: 686: 662: 632: 626: 620: 614: 608: 602: 596: 590: 584: 578: 572: 566: 560: 554: 548: 547: 545: 543: 527: 521: 515: 509: 503: 497: 494: 488: 482: 438:Hoʻomoʻa Channel 432:Hoʻomoʻa Channel 418:Kumukahi Channel 412:Kumukahi Channel 135:Hawaiian Islands 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 715: 714: 710: 709: 708: 706: 705: 704: 690: 689: 683: 659: 641: 636: 635: 627: 623: 615: 611: 603: 599: 591: 587: 579: 575: 567: 563: 555: 551: 541: 539: 528: 524: 516: 512: 504: 500: 495: 491: 483: 479: 474: 454: 434: 414: 402: 396: 391: 371: 351: 327: 312:Humpback whales 295: 279:Pailolo Channel 275: 273:Pailolo Channel 263:Kaiolohia Beach 247: 219:Molokai Channel 211: 181: 161: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 713: 703: 702: 688: 687: 681: 663: 657: 640: 637: 634: 633: 621: 609: 607:, p. 124. 597: 585: 573: 571:, pp. 55. 561: 549: 522: 510: 498: 489: 476: 475: 473: 470: 464:. 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archipelago
Hawaiian Islands
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Niʻihau
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Kauaʻi
Oʻahu
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Oʻahu
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