For many of us who grew up around Maui’s North Shore, Baby Beach — also known as Wawau Point — holds precious memories as a place where we went to swim, snorkel, explore, fish, exercise or ...

Photo courtesy of HUGH STARR SPRECKELSVILLE — Usually placid for local and visiting families, Baby Beach along the tip of Baldwin Beach on Maui’s north shore has been churning in controversy.

Strung along Maui's wild and windy North Shore, Paia ... At the far end is Baby Beach, whose shoreline is protected by a reef so it is safe for children to wade in the shallow waters.