Kehena Beach
{{Short description|Beach in Hawaii, United States}}
File:Kehena Beach, Big Island.jpg on Kehena Beach]]
File:Kehena Beach - panoramio.jpg
Kehena Beach is a narrow black sand beach located on the east shore of the island of Hawaii, in the Puna district. Spinner dolphins frequent the water; as a result, the beach has also been known as Dolphin Beach.{{Cite web|title = Kehena Beach: The Naked Truth|url = http://daily-flow.com/2010/02/17/kehena-beach-the-naked-truth/|website = The Daily Flow|accessdate = 2015-10-23|archive-date = 2015-12-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151204180733/http://daily-flow.com/2010/02/17/kehena-beach-the-naked-truth/|url-status = dead}}
Formation
The beach was formed in a 1955 lava flow.{{Cite web|title = Kehena Beach, Big Island|url = http://www.to-hawaii.com/big-island/beaches/kehenabeach.php|website = www.to-hawaii.com|accessdate = 2015-10-23}} There is a point of rocks on one end of the beach that marks where the flow ended.
Nudity
Kehena Beach is listed on many websites and guide books as clothing-option.{{Cite web|title=Hawaii State Legislature|url=https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=118&year=2018|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.capitol.hawaii.gov}} Though nudity at the beach has been documented,{{Cite web|date=2017-10-13|title=Jason Armstrong: Bongs And Bare Breasts Outnumber Cellphones At This Beach|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2017/10/jason-armstrong-bongs-and-bare-breasts-outnumber-cellphones-at-this-beach/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}} nude beaches are not legal in Hawaii{{Cite web|date=2018-05-09|title=Chad Blair: Naked And Afraid In Hawaii|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/05/chad-blair-naked-and-afraid-in-hawaii/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}} and officers have written citations for nudity at Kehena beach.{{Cite web|first=Michael|last= Brestovansky|date=2021-04-27|title=Officers crack down at Kehena beach|url=https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/27/hawaii-news/officers-crack-down-at-kehena-beach/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Hawaii Tribune-Herald|language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Beaches of Hawaii (island)
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