Southernmost Point

Fishing from the clifts at Ka Lae.

The southernmost point of any state in the United States is at Ka Lae Point.  We drove there this morning following State Route 11 (Hawaii Belt Road) 50 miles leading to a paved narrow road which wound 12-miles to the point.

A brave young girl jumps from the rock face
as Linda watches a safe distance from the edge.

Ka Lae in the Hawaiian language means "the point".   Locals fish from the cliffs using live bait which they hook and toss into the water. Then they hook a plastic garbage bag filled with air and taped tight and attached to the main line. The bag is pushed offshore by the wind dragging the bait with it. This process took the bait out well over 100 yards. I have never witnessed anyone using this technique before.

I read that a confluence of ocean currents just offshore makes this spot one of Hawaii's most popular fishing spots.

Spearfishing at the base of the cliffs.

Fishing poles set with bells to alert owners of a catch.

A memorial to a lost loved one.

On the southernmost point looking northeast.

Rocks and ocean break at the southernmost
point of the US.

Looking northwest from the point.

Panorama of the southernmost point in the US.