[2] In 1875, W.R. Frink wrote a letter about the beach's special features to the California Academy of Sciences.

"[3] In 1921, the region of the Barking Sands was purchased by Kekaha Sugar Company, who built a runway for private planes.

Seven years later, the Australian Charles Kingsford Smith successfully made a historical flight from Barking Sands across Fiji to Australia, flying a Fokker F.VII.

In 1940, the United States Army took over the ownership of the runway, tarred it and named it Mana Airport.

In 1954, the runway was renamed Bonham Air Force Base; in 1958, the Pacific Missile Range Facility was founded.

[8] Access to the beach is closed for the general public as it is located in a restricted Military exclusion zone.