Natural feature
Hālona Cove
Hālona Cove, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
Small lava-ringed cove made famous by a scandalous film kiss, backed by treacherous currents.
This guide to Halona Cove in Honolulu centers on the 1953 filming of the famous surf kiss between Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity, a scene that broke Hollywood's censorship code of the day. It traces the cove's older local nickname, Cockroach Cove, and how Hollywood's name for it stuck instead. Stand back from the water: this cove sits beside one of the most dangerous currents in the islands.
Audio guides are written and narrated by AI.