Located in the southern part of the Molokai shoreline, Kiowea Beach Park is a recreational park that has a narrow beach with dark brown colored sand, a few pebbles, a considerable amount of driftwood, and many nearby trees. This beach is situated adjacent to a grove of coconut trees called Kapuaiwa Grove or Kamehameha Coconut Grove. This grove is one of the oldest coconut groves in Hawaii and was either planted in the mid 19th century by high chief Kapuaiwa (who was later called King Kamehameha V) or by his manager Rudolph V. Meyer. Kapuaiwa Grove receives its name from the alternative name of King Kamehameha V, Kapuaiwa, which means “sacred one protected by supernatural powers” in Hawaiian. Kiowea Beach Park, also called Kiowea Beach, has suffered from erosion in the past and it used to have multiple freshwater springs. However, these springs are now underwater due to erosion. You can see these freshwater springs bubbling up from the ocean water at low tide.