The water at Namuku Inlet were very calm. I was tempted to try to take the photo standing in the water, but that seemed just a little too risky. So instead I waded out to this lump of lava sticking out of the water hoping that the water would remain shallow. A panorama from my own little lava island looking back on the shore and the hotel. If you view the satellite image, the hotel looks a bit like a Klingon warship from above.

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Panorama of Nanuku Inlet beach at the Mauna Lani Resort at Kalahuipua'a. Nanuku means 'calm waters', and this panoramic pictures shows how apt the name is. Nanuku Inlet is next to the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, whose stepped apartments can be seen in this image behind the trees. Behind the bay is the Waipuhi Pond, one of the ancient fishponds in the resort. For further information on the ancient fishponds, see the Kalahuipua'a Fishpond Panorama, which is just to the left of Nanuku Inlet behind Keawanui Bay.

Mauna Lani Resort Address:
Mauna Lani Resort
68-1400 Mauna Lani Drive;
Kohala Coast, Hawaii,
96743

Travel and Getting There:
Take Highway 19 north from Kailua-Kona toward the Kohala Resort Area. Turn left into the resort between the 74 and 73 Mile Stones.