Beach· Hawaii (Big Island)· Hawaii

Kamilo Beach

18° 58.2′ N · 155° 36.0′ W

A remote Kau beach where the 'twisting currents' its name describes pile up plastic debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - a stark sight.

Practical

Kamilo Point, 6 miles northeast of Ka Lae, is low dark lava with a black lava monument; a reef that usually breaks extends about 0.3 mile off the point (Coast Pilot).

Best for

Seeing ocean plastic up close

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