“Hanauma Bay (pronounced “ha-NOW-mah”, in Hawaiian, “Ha-nah-oo-mah”) is a marine embayment formed within a volcanic cone or crater and located along the southeast coast of the Island of O’ahu (just east of Honolulu) in the Hawaiian Islands. Hana means ‘bay’ and uma means ’shelter,’ rendering “Shelter Bay” The “Bay” is a tautology: Hawaiians simply call [...]

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