This is a view of the famous Waipio Valley and it’s black sand beach. This valley is special to the Hawaiian native culture and the place where King Kamehameha - who united the islands in a single kingdom, was secretly buried. The road down from the overlook is extremely steep and regular automobiles are not permitted. The day we were here no one was permitted to drive or walk to the beach. There is an ongoing rather recent protest about the valley and those who want it closed occupy the area around the overlook and make it difficult to visit by taking most of the parking spaces with their cars, canopies, signs, road blocks and their presence standing on the road. We parked at one of the few spaces open a few dozen yards from the protest area and walked. The protesters basically ingored us and the other 4 or 5 people trying for a view. Yet they let you know they would rather you were not here. The police had just left when we arrived and I think they are checking on access since the court ruled the protest could not just completely shut the viewing area down and did allow a handful of people access to the beach, with permits. That did not include tourists like us. Still we got to see a glimpse and, depending on the courts final rulings, that may not happen in the future.