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the heat. Land section. Kau, Hawaii.

1. Land divisions, Hāmākua, Waipiʻo, Honuʻapo, and Ka Lae qds., Hawaiʻi.
2. Land division, Hāna qd., Maui.
3. Land division, place of refuge, gulch, and salt flats, Kamalō qd., south Molokaʻi. In 1736 invading Oʻahu forces fought here the combined forces from Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi under Alapaʻinui. The Oʻahu chief, Kapiʻiohookalani (the head curls of the royal chief) was killed and his forces routed after a five-day battle. (RC 70.) Numerous burials were here. Stone walls here were built in the time of Kamehameha V to keep cattle out of the gardens.
4. Bay, land section, gulch, and stream, Kahuku qd., Oʻahu.

• Literally, the heat.

Bay, beach, dive site, snorkeling site, surf site, windsurf site, Kawela, Oʻahu. Calcareous sand beach on the shore of Kawela Bay, the most protected bay on Oʻahu's North Shore. Residents of the bay were evicted in 1986 to make way for a resort that was never built. Development of the resort was to include public access to the bay, so without the development there is no public access. The dive and snorkeling sites are inside the bay, and several surfing and windsurf sites are outside.

• Literally, the heat.