Located on the island of Oahu, Kuhio Beach - also known as “The Ponds,” Kuhio Ponds, and Kūhiō Beach - is a small and popular beach with light brown sand and nearby palm trees. This beach is a part of a larger beach area named Waikiki Beach. Multiple rocky breakwaters are located near the beach, and a seawall divides the beach into two portions. In addition, there is also another separate seawall near the beach’s southern end - this seawall is called the Kapahulu Groin (and it is also known as the Waikiki Wall). A recreational park named Kuhio Beach Park is also located near the beach. Kuhio Beach received its name from Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, who was a prince of the Hawaiian Kingdom and who became a renowned statesman after Hawaii’s annexation into the United States - the area around the beach was once the site of Pualeilani, which was Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole’s home. Multiple statues and public artworks are located near Kuhio Beach - these statues and artworks include the statue of legendary surfer Duke Kahanamoku that was created by Jan Gordon Fisher and the statue of Prince Jonah Kuhio created by Sean K. L. Browne. In addition, there is another landmark near Kuhio Beach named the Stones of Life (which is also called Kapaemahu) – this landmark has four large stones that signify four legendary Ancient Hawaiian healers.
