We walked over to the Springs area which was really cool and totally unexpected.

Nu'uanupa'ahu's knowledge of surfing paid off when he visited neighboring chiefs in the district of Kohala who decided to plot his death. The chiefs had heard of his surfing skills--so to kill him they took him to surf in a spot they knew had dangerous sharks. Nu'uanupa'ahu was indeed overtaken by sharks, but his incredible surfing skills allowed him to escape the sharks, which impressed his enemy. While Nu'uanupa'ahu did sustain wounds that ended up killing him, he did not die at the hands of his would-be assailants, but instead won their admiration at his show of skill and bravery.

Today this same bay is still home to would-be chiefs honing their skills at the surf. While not North-Shore quality of surf, when winds are high this bay does offer good waves and consistent surfing. Indeed, the day we visited, while not perfect surfing conditions, did find at least 3 or 4 people riding the waves into shore.