Doris Duke swim basin near Diamond Head threatened
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Passerby Bart Dame recalled time spent at the harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La built by tobacco heiress Doris Duke at Black Point near Diamond Head.
A state Department of Land and Natural Resources proposal to remove the 83-year-old Diamond Head Breakwater, which parallels the seawall beneath Doris Duke’s Shangri La to form a popular ocean swimming hole, will be discussed Thursday at a public hearing.
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The fenced harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La built by tobacco heiress Doris Duke at Black Point near Diamond Head.
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The fenced harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La built by tobacco heiress Doris Duke at Black Point near Diamond Head.
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Bill Saunders gestured toward the harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La.
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Passerby Bart Dame recalled time spent at the harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La.
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Passerby Lea Eaton, a visitor from the Bay Area of California, stopped at the fenced harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La built.
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Passerby Bart Dame, left, and Bill Saunders chatted near the fenced harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La.
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Bill Saunders, center, and passerby Bart Dame chatted at the harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La.
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Bill Saunders made his way along the seawall near the harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La.
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Bill Saunders clutched the fence at the harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La.
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Bill Saunders took photos at the harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La built by tobacco heiress Doris Duke at Black Point.
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The harbor and swimming hole at Shangri-La built by tobacco heiress Doris Duke at Black Point.