Located on the west coast of the Big Island, Aiopio Beach is a small crescent-shaped white sand beach with many lava rocks. Aiopio Beach is situated just north of Honokohau Harbor within the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park. There is an ancient Hawaiian fish pond named Aiopio Fish Trap that is enclosed by a manmade stone and coral wall along the shoreline. It was built by ancient island inhabitants to catch fish that came in at high tide and got stranded at low tide, making it a simple catch. In addition, there is a Hawaiian temple (heiau) with a thatched roof structure near the beach. Visitors can also see Hawaiian green sea turtles (called honu) resting on the beach.