Erika,

Check out the tidepools on the promentory in the middle of Poipu Beach and
turn over rocks in the water on the left side of the beach.  Also on the
south shore, the rocky platform opposite Prince Kuhio Park should have a
lot of shell material to offer and Lawai Beach (on the way to Spouting
Horn) can be productive- again focusing on the rocky areas.

Good luck,

Phil Liff-Grieff
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La Crescenta, California


Erika Gottfried wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> So many people on the list were so kind and helpful a couple of years
> ago when I asked for advice on where to do beach shelling someplace I
> feared was all shelled out--Miami Beach.  Thanks to listserv members, I
> was spectacularly successful.
>
> Now I'm handing you guys another challenge:  I'm going to
> Hawaii...tomorrow afternoon (Saturday), and will be on the island of
> Kauai for nearly two weeks--perhaps also hopelessly shelled out. I no
> longer collect live shells, but would love to get some advice from
> conch'ers on where to go for best beach shelling (either directly on
> beach or rocks, or in shallow water) that is also safe (I know that
> water is rough and waves can be especially dangerous in winter there).
>
> I apologize for the short notice (I tried unsuccessfully to post this to
> the list earlier), but hope that someone will be able to help me out
> just the same.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -Erika Gottfried