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Ka Lae
From the quietude of this land, one can often hear the mantra
of the shifting tides as they move along the cliffs of Ka Lae (South Point).
 
                     
  Ka Lae ("the point" in Hawaiian), also known as South Point, is the 
southernmost point on the Big Island of Hawai'i. The Ka Lae area is 
registered as a National Historic Landmark. A confluence of ocean 
currents just offshore makes this area one of Hawaii's most 
popular fishing spots. Locals fish from the cliffs, some dangling 
perilously over the edge of steep lava ledges. 		  
     
   
     
 

Ka Lae is the site  of  one  of the earliest Hawaiian  settlements
and has one of the longest archaeological records on the islands. 
It  is speculated that this  is where  the Polynesians first landed
because  the Big Island is the closest of the Hawaiian Islands to
Tahiti,  and Ka Lae would be the first landfall.  Ruins of  a heiau
(sacred place of worship)  an ancient burial mound
and a fishing shrine can be found here.

In addition, ancient Hawaiians drilled numerous holes in the rock
ledges  to  use  for  mooring their canoes.  Tying long  ropes  to
their  boats, they would drift  out to sea to fish without fear of
being  carried  away by  the strong currents.  Evidence suggests
that people have been in the area since A.D. 124.

  
                     
         
                     
         
                     
         
                     
         
                     
         
Only when my boat
fully capsized in the waves
could I see the pearl.
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