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124: 148: 132: 1002: 27: 140: 982: 184:, also known as "Oneloa Beach" and "Mākena Beach", is a popular spot for sunbathing and bodyboarding by both tourists and locals. Big Beach is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and more than 100 feet (30 m) wide. The shore is fairly protected from wind. The "Makena cloud" that stretches from the top of 906: 901: 871: 856: 791: 846: 697: 657: 821: 589: 413: 296: 372: 240: 491: 924: 514: 441: 395: 377: 367: 326: 202:
outcropping (the tip of Puʻu Ōlaʻi) and a 5-minute hike. On Sunday afternoons/evenings Little Beach is host to celebratory drumming and
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is a dormant volcanic cinder cone in the center of the park with a height of 360 feet (110 m).
1062: 1029: 692: 604: 423: 841: 886: 826: 687: 198:, also known as "Puʻu Ōlaʻi Beach" is a small beach just north of Big Beach separated by a steep 37: 682: 667: 639: 84: 584: 768: 1017: 891: 796: 499: 806: 662: 8: 677: 569: 876: 811: 551: 861: 1013: 579: 171: 159: 1056: 255: 242: 274: 836: 203: 185: 816: 801: 175: 851: 720: 225: 207: 1001: 189: 26: 760: 139: 1009: 981: 309: 167: 649: 174:, it contains three separate beaches and a dormant volcanic 778: 707: 199: 163: 228:
beach on the northern end of the park, closest to Makena.
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State park in Makena, Maui Island, Hawaii, United States
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Makena
Maui
Hawaii
Wailea
cinder cone
Haleakalā
Kahoʻolawe
lava
fire dancing
nude beach
black sand
20°37′52″N 156°26′46″W / 20.63111°N 156.44611°W / 20.63111; -156.44611
ʻAhihi Kinaʻu Natural Area Reserve
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