The only way to reach Kalalau Beach is by boat/kayak, or hiking the 11-mile trail. Until 1919, the Kalalau beach area was home to a community of native Hawai'ians. The walls of their terraced farms are still intact, though overgrown by a forest.
Today, a rag-tag community of modern-day "hippies" calls the beach home. Some of these people stay for a few weeks or months... some have been there longer. It's easy to see how one could be drawn to a simple life, where time is abstract and needs are few... at least for a while.