I went to Baldwin Beach on the north shore early this morning to get some shots of the rising sun. On both ends of the beach lay two WWII-era pillboxes apparently used by the US military as part of amphibious landing exercises in preparation for the campaign in the Pacific. You can also find a pillbox on Big Beach on south Maui. It's interesting because I never really paid attention to these pillboxes until now - no wonder tourists can visit more places in a week than residents do in an entire year!
Here's the view from inside the above pillbox looking out. You can see crescent-shaped Baldwin Beach to the left and the West Maui mountains in the background.
I found this guy while strolling to the other end of the beach. :)
Here's the opposing pillbox at the other end of Baldwin.
