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Queen's Bath
Queen's Bath is a unique tide pool on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. The pool is a sinkhole surrounded by igneous rock. It is located on the north shore of Kauai in the town of Princeville, at . The swimming area is accessible via a short trail. In the winter during periods of high surf it is considered dangerous. Twenty eight people have drowned after being swept off rocks by unexpected waves.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Queen's Bath Safety )〕 In small surf—usually in the summer—the water in the pool is calm. Small fish and tiny sea life also live in the tide pool, such as Hawaiian sea urchins, Angelfish and the small critter locals call "Ghost fish".
The original "Queen's Bath" was located in Kalapana on the Big Island of Hawaii.
It was formed after a lava tube collapsed and filled with fresh water supplied by natural springs. In ancient times only the ''Alii'' (Royalty) were permitted entry to the sacred waters. In 1983 Kilauea Volcano erupted and in 1987 the original site was destroyed by lava flow. Only after the original site on the Big Island of Hawaii was destroyed did the location on Kauai become better known as "Queen's Bath". This tide pool was used for what it sounds like; it was a royal bathing place. It was also used as a place of relaxation when an ''Alii'' needed to "wash off the stress".
==History==
Queen's Bath used to be called Keanalele and for a mound with the most concentrated complex petroglyphs in Hawai'i.〔Cox J. Halley, with Edward Stasack. 1970. Hawaiian Petroglyphs. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 60. Honolulu.〕 The mound was used as a depository for umbilical cords of infants.〔"Pu'u-loa" Place names of Hawai'i. Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert and Ester T. Mookini. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 1974.〕
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