Patricia Schultz Quote

Early Hawaiians built fires on the top as a navigational aid for canoes traveling along O’ahu’s south shore, a function now provided by the Diamond Head Light, built in 1917. The name Diamond Head dates to the 1800s, when British sailors digging around in the crater found what they thought were diamonds. They rushed into Honolulu with their newfound treasure, only to discover that the diamonds were really worthless calcite crystals—but the name stuck.

Patricia Schultz

Early Hawaiians built fires on the top as a navigational aid for canoes traveling along O’ahu’s south shore, a function now provided by the Diamond Head Light, built in 1917. The name Diamond Head dates to the 1800s, when British sailors digging around in the crater found what they thought were diamonds. They rushed into Honolulu with their newfound treasure, only to discover that the diamonds were really worthless calcite crystals—but the name stuck.

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About Patricia Schultz

Patricia Schultz (born c. 1950) is an American travel writer and author. Her books include the bestseller 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, which had over three million copies in print as of 2019.