The history of Pokai Bay, Hawaii is told by William Aila in an interview with Karen Awana

[@UTubeGlennAR]

My family and I went to the Army Rec center in the mid 1950s. I too learned how to swim there. This was the era of the time when one of the life guards had a missing arm or leg, I forget which. I also went to 1st, 2nd grade in Waianae in one for the 3 garage school rooms that is no longer are there. Lots of great memories of my years living in Waianae.....

[@7manofsteel7]

Amazing video Thank you William Aila

[@christyhernandez8625]

Such wonderful information about the Aina. Mahalo.

[@danielbaldomro6888]

Born and raised waianae I love our history 💪💯🤙👣🌺

[@kathypaaaina3953]

Aloha hugs 🤗 I sure love this video and knowledge, Can I please share thix story on my channel post.

[@ramona9843]

Mahalo nui loa . The teaching and practicing conservation is of vital importance to Hawaii and her people

[@marymatias4774]

Wow!! Very interesting..thank you 🤙😇

[@AA-cw7ql]

Cool Stories !!!

[@PakeSalmon]

this is so awesome! Great job!

[@hughjoelcaulk7244]

Very cool! It'd be nice if you could update this with even more slideshow images. Aloha...

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

So many memories going there as a kid to fish off the breakers.🏝🤙

[@yokeyoke916]

Pokai bay is where I first experienced the ocean I miss that place and enjoyed the history lesson, aloha waianae!!

[@9nineish]

My grandma wrote the song ,"aloha ia o waianae". beautiful waianae and pokai bay. I learn to swim there.

[@kasswu4676]

is that the song graffitied on an abandoned cargo by the halau at the harbor?

[@christinafaumui1970]

Not one mention of the piers! With the black tires on the sides? There were 3. We would swim back n forth to the break wall, in and around the boats.

[@ALOHAAK]

I've learned a lot mahalo nui!

[@peegeebeedee4052]

What's Your Experience With It?

[@BoboTheSunniestPalDog]

I ve seen and swim with dolphins . Behind the break wall . They managed a group hunt. Jumping out and diving vertically on the same spot one after enother . Tried to dive in too, but couldn’t see nothing , the water was white ,like boiling , because of there activities. Probably The same group that moves from Makua beach to electric beach . Every day. ( I’m not sure). I also was able to see shadow way longer then 10 feet by the break wall , (outside the pokai bay ) . People said this is a 14 feet shark . Passing by there every morning for a period of a few months.

[@leewaynenishida8732]

i lived in waianae from 1960 but it,s funny how no one talks about the C&C used to dump raw cesspool waste on the break wall into the ocean and turds use to float in the bay where they swim!!!

[@Centralserv]

So pacific northwest passage

[@LorraineKaai-zp8jm]

If back home wasnt so expensive to live there i wouldnt have moved to the mainland back home i had 3 jobs but it was still hard making a living) so i left hawaii and moved to vegas)

[@AA-cw7ql]

😍👍❤

[@patriciayomes8800]

My daughter said there is ghost! Summer time diving rock was my hang out doing the day!

[@patriciayomes8800]

I’m sorry guy had a missing leg. I’ve never seen a shark Army Rest Camp. My son in law was at Army Rest Camp n a shark came in the shallow part n he was all excited. He’s from Vegas. There was a storm warning likely why sharks came in near shoreline.

[@esperantoviro]

Aia ka mea maika'i loa!

[@dorthymcbride3384]

Remember the tin roofs and quonset bldg? The good old days after the war😪🥰🌈🌄🏝

[@georgettestevens]

awesome history and amazing coral is growing there...then there's the manta ray, ewww

[@kawikadee9670]

Sad because now that area is abundant with homeless druggies.

[@brucencalifornia]

pukka shell beach there. by the bridge