"Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii"
©2011 Elroy Christenson

This place is a culturally important place to the native Hawaiians.  The legend of the ancient site was that if someone was a wanted for a crime that they committed they could swim their way across "shark's den" bay.  If they survived the priest had to offer them sanctuary and "absolved them any wrong doing". There is a small admission fee. Turtles and exotic fish also swim in the bay just outside the park and it is a popular picnic spot for the locals.