Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

Maui, Hawaii, 7 March 2015

Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

From Kahanu Gardens we went to Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach, just outside of Hana, that we had visited briefly the previous day.  The weather was better although there was still rain in the air.

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

Just beside the beach, a recent grave of a local Hawaiian.  Clearly someone with a lot of community respect.

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

Just beside the beach was a lava tube/ tunnel that I had to half crawl through.

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

The black sand beach.

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

Some conjuring going on here.  A woman appears out of an outstretched hand and a woman in the water asks her companions “What am I doing here?”.

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

Looking back.  I went for a walk past the beach to the next point.

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach Returning towards the beach….

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach .

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Hana, Hawaii, Landscape, Maui, Photography, seascape, Travel, Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

… and back to the beach…..

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2 comments on “Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach

  1. Very nice images, Murray. Thanks!

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