Hamoa, Hana, Maui
Hamoa Beach is a 10 minute walk down the road

"Paradoxically, the only beach I have ever seen looks like the South Pacific was in the North Pacific. Hamoa Beach on Maui Island in Hawai'i; a beach so perfectly formed that I wonder at its comparative obscurity. Formed into the shape of a half moon, it is rimmed by boulders of lava and guarded by tall volcanic needles.  Pandanus trees line the shore, which offers a crescent of black and silver sand..."

- James Michener

A stone  temple monkey  guards  the gates