Interesting facts about the "sand" of Hawaiian beaches

Hawaii is famous for its volcanoes, beaches, surfing, hula, Pearl Harbor, etc., as well as its natural landscape and human history. Especially the beaches here are soft and colorful. White beach, black beach, yellow beach, green beach and red beach, each leads the way. In addition, there are many beaches with attractive names, such as Nvwa, Sunset, Waimea, etc., which make people's blood rush and their imaginations wander.

Muwen doesn’t want to write about those charming beaches. Let’s just start with the “sand” on Oahu to see how much everyone knows about Honolulu.

I remember settling in Honolulu, Hawaii more than 20 years ago. It was my first time to go to the world-famous Waikiki Beach, step on the sand and play in the water. A friend said: "You know? The sand on this beach is all imported." At that time, he didn't take it seriously. He was just a little confused and even thought: Paradise Hawaii is really rich! Even the sand is bought and spread on the beach. No wonder some people call it the "golden beach."

Blonde and blue-eyed beauties in bikinis sunbathe on the beach, which is indeed a beautiful scenery. However, there are many more beautiful beaches on Oahu than Waikiki. The 8.8-mile-long Baisha Bay has endless scenery. Even Lanikai Beach, one of the best in the United States, has been ranked on the world list several times for its clear water and fine sand.

Facing the sand of Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, I have often wondered: "Where are you from?" At present, the COVID-19 epidemic has not receded, and people are becoming more leisurely. Suddenly I remembered the unresolved "sha" question that has been pending for many years. So, I searched the Internet for the source of "sand" in Hawaii, and unexpectedly found that there are many different versions of "sand". Today we have summarized it into six types. It can be said that people have a lot of things to do, so let’s pass this helpless time!

"The tour guide said that the main city is in the south, because the beaches on the South Island are charming, and the sand was smuggled from Australia." No matter how I read the word "steal", I find it unpleasant. Is this sand worth stealing? If this theory of transporting sand from Australia to Hawaii can be established, then the "golden beach" will indeed be worthy of its name.

"We will also visit Sandy Beach. You can see that the original appearance of Hawaii's beach was a black exposed volcanic rock coast. Now it is paved with sand imported from outside by the Hawaiian government. It is monitored every year The amount of sand lost has been continuously transported and maintained. When looking at Rabbit Island and Turtle Island on the beach, you can see that the water is particularly clear and the color is beautiful green and blue.

The fine sand spreads on the ground and microwaves hit the shore. It's refreshing. "You know, Sandy Beach is one of the most dangerous beaches on Oahu. People are killed at the bottom of the sea every year. Maybe it is called "Mourning Beach" and there are some warnings. effect. Furthermore, the government's statement here is probably just a figment of the imagination while sitting in front of the computer.

"Sand is "imported." One theory states that sand is constantly being shipped from Mexico to fill the gaps in the sand on the Hawaiian coast." Why is it shipped from Mexico again? Why not say it was shipped from Russia? Isn’t it a bit untouchable?

“White Beach is located on the south coast of Oahu, Hawaii. It is understood that this is an excellent place for bodyboarding and body surfing (referring to surfing with the chest and abdomen without a surfboard). Due to the natural nature of the shore The break in the coast makes the waves here particularly large and turbulent.

More injuries occur here than on any other beach in Hawaii, hence the name "Broken Neck" beach. There are many undercurrents and the power is very strong, so surfing here is particularly dangerous.” After reading this narrative, I felt that the natives were going to jump off the cliff. Finally, Baisha no longer needs to be imported, but its pretentiousness has been misplaced.

"Between the 1920s and 1970s, large quantities of sand were imported from Manhattan Beach, California. Later, the plan to import sand was stopped and the source of sand was obtained from nearby sandbanks. The local government is now committed to protecting the existing sand. The beach needs to be eroded as little as possible, so a breakwater was built at Waikiki.

New plans in early 2011 aim to keep the shoreline at 1985 levels." The second half of this introduction seems to be self-explanatory, but it is ridiculous to import sand from Manhattan Beach, California in the 1920s!

"Wakiki Beach does not have such beautiful sand. The sand is transported from Molokai. The white sand is the same as the fine sand on other beaches in Hawaii. It is mainly made of shells and the like in the sea. It was formed by thousands of years of wave erosion." "The sand on the Hawaiian beach is formed by coral reefs. The coral reefs are constantly broken under the continuous erosion and weathering of the sea water, and eventually there is yellow sand on the Hawaiian beach."

At this point, Hawaii's "sand" finally has The scientific and reasonable explanation is that it was shipped from the neighboring island of Molokai; and the "sand" is a native product of Hawaii, and there is no need for long-distance freight from the American continent or other countries.

It is said that Aquarius women have a "strong" character in their character. Look at it, you can't even tolerate even half a grain of "sand" from Hawaii blowing in your eyes. Unless you make yourself disgraced, you will end up with "sand" in the end. But no matter what, the situation is easy to change, but the temperament is hard to change.

Only by observing its source and understanding its changes can we realize that the sand on Hawaiian beaches contains so many legends, not to mention this wonderful life!