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133: 419:. Once filled with whalers when Lahaina was a capital for that industry, Lahaina Roads were later adopted as an alternate anchorage for the main U.S. Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. However, Lahaina was not used, and the bulk of the fleet remained moored in Pearl Harbor. The Roads are still a common moorage for oceangoing cruise ships and naval vessels of many flags, including the U.S., whose passengers and crews add to the tourists visiting the island. 36: 396:. The maximum depth of this channel is 6,100 feet (1,900 m), and the channel is 30 miles wide. There is a significant wind funnel effect in the channel, which is subject to scientific investigations. ʻAlenuihāhā means "great billows smashing." 272:. Depth of water in this channel is about 260 feet (79 m) and width is 9.3 miles (15.0 km). This is one of the less treacherous channels between islands in the archipelago, although strong winds and choppy sea conditions are frequent. 320:
to the north, and Kahoʻolawe to the south. The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 m), and its width is 8.8 miles (14.2 km). ʻAuʻau channel is a whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands.
356:", both figuratively and literally, as Tahiti lies generally southward of its orientation. Known informally as the "Tahiti Express" for its strength in that direction. 53: 100: 691: 667: 72: 79: 119: 86: 68: 57: 710: 300:. Some 8.4 miles (13.5 km) at its narrowest, it is one of the windiest and roughest in the Hawaiian Islands. 46: 210:, at a distance of 72 miles (116 km). Kaʻieʻie Waho means "Outer Kaʻieʻie," named after the ʻieʻie vine ( 93: 329:
waters each autumn and spend the northern hemisphere winter months in the protected waters of the channel.
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contests which traverse this channel; swimming the channel is one of the seven challenges in the
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and Molokaʻi, and is 26 miles (42 km) wide. Maximum depth is 2,300 feet (700 m).
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is one of the most protected areas of ocean in the Hawaiian Islands, lying between
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on the Lānaʻi coast is also known as "Shipwreck Beach" because of a wreck on the
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The Road Atlas of United States, Canada & Mexico (Rand McNally, 2004) p. 30.
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The middle of the ʻAuʻau channel off Lahaina is known as the
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Names of the channels of water between the Hawaiian Islands
162:. Described here are the channels between the islands of 216:). The maximum depth of the channel is over 11000 feet. 325:
migrate approximately 3,500 miles (5600 km) from
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Hoʻomoʻa means "to cook". 252:open water swimming series. 232:) separates the islands of 202:, separates the islands of 727: 580:Mehaffy & Mehaffy 2006 547:www.molokaichannelswim.com 408: 451:separates the islands of 431:separates the islands of 368:separates the islands of 292:separates the islands of 178:separates the islands of 388:separates the island of 246:outrigger canoe paddling 152:is typically called a 137: 683:Place Names of Hawaii 541:Matt Buckman (n.d.). 196:Kaʻieʻie Waho Channel 190:Kaʻieʻie Waho Channel 135: 342:Kealaikahiki Channel 336:Kealaikahiki Channel 54:improve this article 380:ʻAlenuihāhā Channel 366:ʻAlalākeiki Channel 360:ʻAlalākeiki Channel 228:(also known as the 213:Freycinetia arborea 711:Channels of Hawaii 678:Pukui, Mary Kawena 469:Hawaiʻiloa Channel 463:Hawaiʻiloa Channel 392:and the island of 198:, also called the 148:the water between 138: 693:978-0-8248-0524-1 669:978-0-939837-73-1 531:, pp. 70–71. 176:Kaulakahi Channel 170:Kaulakahi Channel 130: 129: 122: 104: 16:(Redirected from 718: 697: 673: 643: 637: 631: 625: 619: 613: 607: 601: 595: 589: 583: 577: 571: 565: 559: 558: 556: 554: 538: 532: 526: 520: 514: 508: 505: 499: 493: 449:Hoʻomoʻa Channel 443:Hoʻomoʻa Channel 429:Kumukahi Channel 423:Kumukahi Channel 146:Hawaiian Islands 125: 118: 114: 111: 105: 103: 62: 38: 30: 21: 726: 725: 721: 720: 719: 717: 716: 715: 701: 700: 694: 676: 670: 655: 652: 647: 646: 638: 634: 626: 622: 614: 610: 602: 598: 590: 586: 578: 574: 566: 562: 552: 550: 540: 539: 535: 527: 523: 515: 511: 506: 502: 494: 490: 485: 465: 445: 425: 413: 407: 402: 382: 362: 338: 323:Humpback whales 306: 290:Pailolo Channel 286: 284:Pailolo Channel 274:Kaiolohia Beach 258: 230:Molokai Channel 222: 192: 172: 126: 115: 109: 106: 63: 61: 51: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 724: 722: 714: 713: 703: 702: 699: 698: 692: 674: 668: 651: 648: 645: 644: 632: 620: 618:, p. 124. 608: 596: 584: 582:, pp. 55. 572: 560: 533: 521: 509: 500: 487: 486: 484: 481: 475:. 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