Nude Beach Closed Due to Explosives Hazards

Maui, Hawaii Seeing scary naked people on the beach is just one "hazard" of Little Beach, a well-known nudist hangout in Maui. Authorities from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of State Parks temporarily closed the beach for an investigation following the discovery of a blasting materials at the beach.

A U.S. Army EOD team was called in to investigate who determined that item in question was shock tube. The shock tube was a remnant from a rockfall mitigation project in the 1990's. The shock tube was determined to be expended therefore not creating an explosives safety hazard. EOD searched the area nearby for more material but none was found. The beach has was reopened to the public.