452:
186:
283:
161:
440:
36:
417:
144:
193:
168:
377:. From there, they would climb the cliffs to the north, jump off into the sea to get to the mythical Po. The story further indicates that this belief was so strong that all the homes built in the vicinity of Polihale would have had no east facing doors, so that no traveling spirit could become trapped within.
334:
mountain ridges. On the east side park is adjacent to the field used for agriculture, that is in turn adjacent to the mountain ridge. Mountains are so close that at night park visitors can hear goats bleating on this ridge. Road access is west from the town of Kekaha. A good local map will be needed.
424:
In
December 2008 flooding damaged facilities and closed the access road. With the park site closed and fearing the economic impact, numerous local residents and businesses volunteered to repair the road on their own rather than wait for the government to take action. The cost had been estimated at
380:
The foregoing story, however, offers an erroneous translation of the place name. The name "Polihale" literally translates as "House Bosom". The root Po refers to the original night/darkness from which creation is manifested. Po in this case is the "source"; poli, is literally "bosom" or "breast",
343:
The park has running cold water, flush toilets, simple semi-private showers and a few pavilions. Visitors to the park should bring additional water, food, an umbrella or other shade apparatus and all supplies they feel they need. Nothing is available for purchase anywhere in the park. There is no
352:
Except for the usual water-related activities the park is officially open to campers. Swimming is safe only at the Queens Pond, located toward the southern end of the park. This is a wild beach. The shore is unprotected from the open ocean. The usual surfing, snorkeling, etc. are not safe
425:$ 4 million, an amount that the Department of Land and Natural Resources did not have budgeted, with repair time estimated at one to two years. On March 23, 2009, local volunteer residents and private businesses began repairing the road on their own and completed the job eight days later.
317:
The park is located at the western end of Kauai and has many miles of shoreline that averages about 300 feet from the barrier dunes to the surf line. Sand dunes along the beach can reach heights nearing 100 feet. Driving on the beach is no longer permitted.<
372:
has been incorrectly translated in many instances as the "House of the Po", where Po is the
Hawaiian afterworld. By this account, spirits are said to travel to the coastal plain adjacent to the beach, and stay in the temple, known as the
309:, and it can only be reached via a poorly marked, dirt sugarcane road, making a four-wheel drive vehicle preferable. The beach is several miles long, yet only the area known as "Queen's Pond" offers safe swimming.
661:
344:
medical facility or lifeguard available. Most of the year, especially during the
Hawaiian Summer (March to October) the sun is extremely intense and there is no place to find shade.
544:
620:
486:
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H., and
Mookini, Esther T. Mookini. Place Names of Hawaii: Revised & Expanded Edition. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1974.
428:
As of March 25, 2011 the road to the park prefers a 4-wheel drive vehicle but a car is passable to the parking area. If it rains the road will be impassible to non-4wd.
689:
643:
1172:
762:
739:
625:
615:
322:> The only road to the park is dirt, with many ruts and potholes, and is difficult to access by non-4WD vehicles. The park is located to the north of the
574:
353:
activities along this beach. The beach drops off rapidly to deep water and rip currents along the shore are very strong, especially in the winter months.
451:
699:
679:
565:
537:
381:
revealing the word's root in the concept of "source of life". "Polihale" should not be literally translated as "bosom house", but "house bosom".
963:
877:
842:
714:
597:
1114:
1079:
983:
729:
724:
719:
709:
553:
53:
510:
185:
988:
1144:
882:
812:
610:
587:
530:
227:
1209:
704:
635:
605:
119:
160:
100:
998:
684:
72:
1129:
1034:
872:
857:
694:
1154:
1194:
847:
770:
323:
57:
404:
and
Goddess of the Ocean, blessed Polihale's pahapaha with this special quality. Visitors once took home wreaths made from
79:
1149:
973:
822:
468:
220:
1104:
1199:
752:
1039:
993:
920:
86:
945:
905:
807:
784:
582:
1119:
1069:
1204:
867:
862:
653:
68:
1094:
940:
852:
837:
671:
439:
1089:
1134:
1074:
935:
915:
46:
930:
887:
832:
1016:
496:
1139:
1054:
1044:
910:
747:
301:. It is the most western publicly accessible area in Hawaii, although the privately owned island of
392:
can fade and dry out, but when soaked in water, it will revive to its original freshness. Only the
327:
282:
362:
93:
817:
319:
263:
1124:
1059:
978:
401:
799:
1109:
827:
306:
213:
1188:
331:
1084:
516:
1099:
1064:
1049:
35:
968:
242:
229:
522:
416:
397:
143:
17:
1008:
420:
The ridge enclosing ‘Ohai‘ula Valley as seen from the road to
Polihale
557:
302:
294:
497:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/09/hawaii.volunteers.repair/index.html
897:
495:
Island DIY: Kauai residents don't wait for state to repair road -
415:
374:
298:
281:
1026:
955:
526:
29:
320:
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/parks/kauai/polihale-state-park/
305:
is farther west. The park is miles away from the town of
388:
grows in the waters near
Polihale. A wreath made from
1025:
1007:
954:
896:
798:
783:
761:
738:
670:
652:
634:
596:
573:
564:
408:from Polihale to prove they had indeed been there.
258:
219:
209:
136:
60:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
293:is a remote wild beach on the western side of the
396:from Polihale does this. According to mythology,
1173:Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources
538:
361:This beach is said to have a strong basis in
8:
931:Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park
330:. The beach is flanked to the north by the
192:
167:
795:
570:
545:
531:
523:
133:
519:- Park's description on Kauai-Hawaii site
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
1155:Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area
888:Wailuku River State Park / Rainbow Falls
513:- Park's page at Hawaii State Parks site
479:
435:
878:Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area
843:Kohala Historical Sites State Monument
1090:Kūkaniloko Birthstones State Monument
984:Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
598:National Historical Parks & Sites
7:
1150:Waʻahila Ridge State Recreation Area
964:Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument
828:Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
58:adding citations to reliable sources
27:State park in Hawaii, United States
1115:Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Monument
1080:Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area
883:Wailoa River State Recreation Area
833:Kekaha Kai (Kona Coast) State Park
813:Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
25:
1140:Sand Island State Recreation Area
1105:Mālaekahana State Recreation Area
1040:ʻAiea Bay State Recreation Area
999:Wailua Valley State Wayside Park
450:
438:
191:
184:
166:
159:
142:
34:
1145:Ulupō Heiau State Historic Site
873:Mauna Kea State Recreation Area
858:MacKenzie State Recreation Area
662:Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale
45:needs additional citations for
1130:Royal Mausoleum State Monument
946:Waimea State Recreational Pier
848:Lapakahi State Historical Park
324:Pacific Missile Range Facility
1:
1060:ʻIolani Palace State Monument
989:Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside Park
906:Ahukini State Recreation Pier
457:Polihale Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
286:Polihale State Park at Sunset
1120:Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside
1100:Makapuʻu Point State Wayside
1070:Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline
1035:Ahupuaʻa O Kahana State Park
974:Kaumahina State Wayside Park
823:Kalopa State Recreation Area
469:List of Hawaiian state parks
1050:Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
1045:Diamond Head State Monument
445:Polihale Beach facing south
148:Polihale Beach facing north
1226:
1110:Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside
969:ʻĪao Valley State Monument
1167:
1095:Lāʻie Point State Wayside
868:Mauna Kea Ice Age Reserve
863:Manuka State Wayside Park
838:Kīholo State Park Reserve
672:National Wildlife Refuges
654:National Marine Sanctuary
153:
141:
1210:Protected areas of Kauai
1125:Queen Emma Summer Palace
1075:Kaka'ako Waterfront Park
994:Waiʻanapanapa State Park
941:Waimea Canyon State Park
921:Nā Pali Coast State Park
853:Lava Tree State Monument
644:Papahānaumokuākea Marine
621:Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau NHP
1135:Sacred Falls State Park
1065:Ka'ena Point State Park
936:Wailua River State Park
808:ʻAkaka Falls State Park
421:
287:
243:22.09250°N 159.75000°W
1195:State parks of Hawaii
419:
384:A sea lettuce called
357:History and mythology
285:
69:"Polihale State Park"
626:Puʻukoholā Heiau NHS
616:Kaloko-Honokōhau NHP
272:/polihale-state-park
248:22.09250; -159.75000
54:improve this article
926:Polihale State Park
511:Polihale State Park
328:Barking Sands Beach
291:Polihale State Park
239: /
137:Polihale State Park
1200:Hawaiian mythology
1017:Palaʻau State Park
636:National Monuments
422:
363:Hawaiian mythology
288:
200:Show map of Hawaii
1182:
1181:
1163:
1162:
1055:Heʻeia State Park
979:Makena State Park
916:Kōkeʻe State Park
911:Haʻena State Park
779:
778:
763:National memorial
588:Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
280:
279:
210:Nearest city
175:Show map of Kauai
130:
129:
122:
104:
16:(Redirected from
1217:
1205:Beaches of Kauai
800:Hawaiʻi (island)
796:
789:Recreation Areas
753:Hawaii Volcanoes
740:Wilderness Areas
690:Hawaiian Islands
571:
547:
540:
533:
524:
517:West Side Hawaii
499:
493:
487:
484:
454:
442:
412:Road to Polihale
398:Na-maka-o-Kaha'i
276:
273:
271:
269:
267:
265:
264:hawaiistateparks
254:
253:
251:
250:
249:
244:
240:
237:
236:
235:
232:
201:
195:
194:
188:
176:
170:
169:
163:
146:
134:
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
1225:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1214:
1185:
1184:
1183:
1178:
1159:
1021:
1003:
950:
892:
818:Huliheʻe Palace
790:
788:
786:
775:
757:
734:
666:
648:
630:
592:
560:
554:Protected areas
551:
507:
502:
494:
490:
485:
481:
477:
465:
458:
455:
446:
443:
434:
414:
359:
350:
341:
315:
295:Hawaiian island
262:
247:
245:
241:
238:
233:
230:
228:
226:
225:
205:
204:
203:
202:
199:
198:
197:
196:
179:
178:
177:
174:
173:
172:
171:
149:
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1223:
1221:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1187:
1186:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1168:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1031:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1013:
1011:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
960:
958:
952:
951:
949:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
902:
900:
894:
893:
891:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
804:
802:
793:
781:
780:
777:
776:
774:
773:
767:
765:
759:
758:
756:
755:
750:
744:
742:
736:
735:
733:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
700:James Campbell
697:
692:
687:
682:
680:Hakalau Forest
676:
674:
668:
667:
665:
664:
658:
656:
650:
649:
647:
646:
640:
638:
632:
631:
629:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
606:Honouliuli NHS
602:
600:
594:
593:
591:
590:
585:
579:
577:
575:National Parks
568:
562:
561:
552:
550:
549:
542:
535:
527:
521:
520:
514:
506:
505:External links
503:
501:
500:
488:
478:
476:
473:
472:
471:
464:
461:
460:
459:
456:
449:
447:
444:
437:
433:
430:
413:
410:
368:Unofficially,
358:
355:
349:
346:
340:
337:
314:
311:
278:
277:
260:
256:
255:
223:
217:
216:
211:
207:
206:
190:
189:
183:
182:
181:
180:
165:
164:
158:
157:
156:
155:
154:
151:
150:
147:
139:
138:
128:
127:
110:September 2024
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1222:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
961:
959:
957:
953:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
903:
901:
899:
895:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
805:
803:
801:
797:
794:
792:
791:and Preserves
782:
772:
769:
768:
766:
764:
760:
754:
751:
749:
746:
745:
743:
741:
737:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
715:Kilauea Point
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
677:
675:
673:
669:
663:
660:
659:
657:
655:
651:
645:
642:
641:
639:
637:
633:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
611:Kalaupapa NHP
609:
607:
604:
603:
601:
599:
595:
589:
586:
584:
581:
580:
578:
576:
572:
569:
567:
563:
559:
555:
548:
543:
541:
536:
534:
529:
528:
525:
518:
515:
512:
509:
508:
504:
498:
492:
489:
483:
480:
474:
470:
467:
466:
462:
453:
448:
441:
436:
431:
429:
426:
418:
411:
409:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
382:
378:
376:
371:
366:
364:
356:
354:
347:
345:
338:
336:
333:
332:Na Pali Coast
329:
325:
321:
312:
310:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
284:
275:
261:
257:
252:
224:
222:
218:
215:
212:
208:
187:
162:
152:
145:
140:
135:
132:
124:
121:
113:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71: –
70:
66:
65:Find sources:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
1171:
1085:Kewalo Basin
925:
785:State Parks,
771:Pearl Harbor
730:Pearl Harbor
491:
482:
427:
423:
405:
400:, sister of
393:
389:
385:
383:
379:
369:
367:
360:
351:
342:
316:
290:
289:
131:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
725:Oahu Forest
720:Kona Forest
710:Kealia Pond
246: /
234:159°45′00″W
221:Coordinates
1189:Categories
475:References
348:Activities
339:Facilities
80:newspapers
787:Monuments
748:Haleakala
583:Haleakalā
231:22°5′33″N
1009:Moloka‘i
705:Kakahaia
463:See also
406:pahapaha
394:pahapaha
390:pahapaha
386:pahapaha
370:Polihale
313:Location
18:Polihale
685:Hanalei
566:Federal
432:Gallery
259:Website
94:scholar
898:Kaua‘i
695:Huleia
558:Hawaii
307:Kekaha
303:Niihau
270:/kauai
268:/parks
214:Kekaha
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
1027:O‘ahu
375:heiau
299:Kauai
101:JSTOR
87:books
956:Maui
402:Pele
326:and
266:.org
73:news
556:of
297:of
56:by
1191::
365:.
546:e
539:t
532:v
274:/
123:)
117:(
112:)
108:(
98:·
91:·
84:·
77:·
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
