Kalua o Maua Beach aka Three Tables Beach, North Shore, Oahu

Kalua o Maua Beach aka Three Tables Beach, North Shore, Oahu

 Kalua o Maua translates to Three Tables and the three volcanic reefs offshore account for the name.

Kalua o Maua Beach aka Three Tables Beach, North Shore, Oahu

Between trips to Turtle Beach and Banzai Pipeline, we stopped here for lunch.

Kalua o Maua Beach aka Three Tables Beach, North Shore, Oahu

Karen had packed a picnic and there are some picnic tables near the parking lot.

One of the three tables

The beach has a small spit of sand, but it is rocky for the most part, accounting for it's lack of visitors on the day we were there. 

Kalua o Maua Beach aka Three Tables Beach, North Shore, Oahu

In fact, the only people we saw were some state workers taking a lunch break, just like us!

Rocks stacked at the edge of the beach

I've read that the water is excellent for snorkeling and spotting Green Turtles, but they don't come on to the beach often, if at all.

Not sure how these stay upright

I saw a bunch of rocks stacked near the beach.

Defying gravity

Apparently, this is a common practice in Hawaii and there are some beaches where there are hundreds of these structures.

Kalua o Maua Beach aka Three Tables Beach, North Shore, Oahu

But, the practice is discouraged because it can impact the environment as well as be a health hazard to humans, especially children, if the rocks were to fall over. Still, it was interesting to look at them.
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