The sandy beach and palm trees of Kekaha Kai State Park on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

A view from inside the tidal pool at Wawalioli Beach Park on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

The beach and tidal pool at Wawalioli Beach Park on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

The beach at Koloko-Honokohau National Historic Park on Tuesday, Oct. 2. There were no bare bodies here as suggested by the guidebooks, only bare stretches of beach with few people.

The beach at Old Kona Airport State Park on Tuesday, Oct. 2.