Malibu: A Way of Life
Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California. It is a 21 mile strip of Pacific Coastline. It is a beachfront community famous for its warm and sandy beaches and movie star residents. Most residents live a few hundred yards of Pacific Coast Highway. Its beaches include Surfrider Beach, Zuma Beach, Malibu State Beach and Topanga State Beach. Its local parks include Malibu Bluffs Park, with neighboring parks Malibu Creeks State Park, Point Mugu State Park and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. A neighboring beach Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach[ was once part of Old Malibu (before Malibu became a city), and better known as pristine beaches, El Pescador, La Piedra and El Matador.
Malibu was formerly settled by the Chumash, Native Americans. They named the town “humaliwo” or “the surf sounds loudly”. The name of the city was derived from this with the syllable “hu” is not stressed.