This is a list of notable Hawaiʻi beaches sorted by island alphabetically, clockwise around each island, listed by beach name followed by location.
Hawaiʻi Island (Big Island)
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Beach | Location |
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Laupāhoehoe Point County Park | Hāmākua Coast |
Hakalau | Hilo District |
Kolekole Beach Park | Hilo District |
Onomea | Hilo District |
Honoliʻi Beach Park | Hilo District |
Hilo Bayfront Park | Hilo |
Coconut Island | Hilo |
Reeds Bay Park | Hilo |
Radio Bay | Hilo |
Keaukaha Beach Park | Hilo |
Onekahakaha Beach Park | Hilo |
James Kealoha Beach | Hilo |
Leleiwi Beach Park (Richardson) | |
Lehia Park | Hilo District |
Pāpaʻi | |
Keaʻau | |
Honolulu Landing | |
Nānāwale Park | |
Kahuwai | |
Kumukahi | |
Kapoho | |
Isaac Hale Beach Park | Puna District |
MacKenzie State Recreation Area | Puna District |
Kehena | |
Kaimū Beach Park | Covered by lava flow |
Harry K. Brown Park | Covered by lava flow |
Wahaʻula | Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park |
ʻĀpua | |
Keauhou | |
Halapē | |
Kāluʻe | |
Kamehame | |
Punaluʻu Beach Park | |
Nīnole | |
Kāwā | |
Whittington Park | |
Kaʻaluʻalu | |
Kamilo Beach | Kaʻū District |
Papakolea Beach (Green Sands Beach) | Kaʻū District |
Ka Lae or South Point, via the Road to the Sea | Kaʻū District |
Waiʻahukini | |
Kaʻilikiʻi | |
Puʻu Hou | |
Pōhue | |
Manukā | |
Kapuʻā | |
Honomalino | |
Miloliʻi Beach park | |
Hoʻokena Beach Park | South Kona District |
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau Beach | |
Keʻei | |
Napōʻopoʻo Beach Park | Kealakekua Bay |
Keauhou Bay | North Kona District |
Mākoleʻā | |
Kahaluʻu Bay Beach Park | |
Laʻaloa Bay (Magic Sands or White Sands Beach Park) | |
Pāhoehoe Beach Park | North Kona District |
Holualoa Bay | North Kona District |
Kamakahonu Beach | Kailua Pier, Kailua-Kona |
Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area | Kailua-Kona |
Papawai | |
Honokōhau Bay | |
Keāhole Point | (Kona International Airport) |
Mahaiʻula | Kekaha Kai State Park |
Makalawena | Kekaha Kai State Park |
Maniniʻōwali | (Kua Bay, Kekaha Kai State Park) |
Kūkiʻo Beach | |
Kaʻūpūlehu | |
Kīholo | |
Keawaiki | |
ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay (Waikoloa Beach) | Waikoloa Village |
Kalāhuipuaʻa | |
Puakō | |
Waialea | |
Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area | |
Kaunaʻoa Bay | |
Samuel M. Spencer Beach Park | |
Kawaihae Harbor | |
Lapakahi State Historical Park | |
Mahukona Beach Park | |
Kapaʻa Park | |
Kohala Historical Sites State Monument | |
Kēōkea Beach Park | |
Pololū | |
Honokane Nui | |
Honopuʻe | |
Waimanu Valley | |
Waipiʻo |
Kauai
Some of the beaches found in Kauai are:[1]
Beach | Location |
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Ahukini State Recreation Pier | Southeast shore |
ʻAliomanu Beach | North shore |
Anahola Beach Park | Anahola |
Anini Beach | North shore |
Baby Beach Poipu | East shore |
Black Pot Beach Park | Hanalei |
Brennecke Beach | South shore [2] |
Donkey Beach | East shore |
Glass Beach (Eleele, Hawaii) | South shore |
Fuji Beach | Kapaa – East Side |
Hāʻena State Park | Haena – North Shore |
Hanakapiai Beach | |
Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park | Hanalei – North Shore |
Hanalei Pier | Hanalei – North Shore |
Hanamāʻulu Beach Park | Hanamāʻulu (East shore) |
Hanapēpē Beach Park | |
Haʻula Beach | Southeast shore |
Hideaway Beach | Princeville – North Shore |
Honopu Beach | |
Kiahuna Beach | Poipu – South Shore |
Kāhili Quarry Beach | North shore |
Kalāheo | South shore |
Kalalau Beach | |
Kalapakī Beach | East shore |
Kalihiwai Beach | Kilauea – North Shore |
Kapaʻa Beach Park | Kapaʻa (East shore) |
Kauapea Beach (Secret Beach) | Kīlauea |
Kealia Beach | Kealia – East Side |
Ke`e Beach | Haena – North Shore |
Kekaha Beach Park | Kekaha – West Side |
Kepuhi Beach | North shore |
Kīkīaola Small Boat Harbor | |
Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge | Kīlauea |
Kīpū Kai | South Shore |
Kōloa Landing | South shore |
Kukuʻula Small Boat Harbor | |
Larsens Beach | North shore |
Lawaʻi Beach | Poipu – South Shore |
Lāwaʻi Kai | |
Lucy Wright Beach Park | West shore |
Lumaha'i Beach | Hanalei – North Shore |
Lydgate State Park | Wailua – East Side |
Mahaulepu Beach | Poipu – South Shore |
Miloliʻi Beach | |
Moloaʻa Bay | North shore |
Nā Pali Coast State Park | West coast |
Nawiliwili Beach Park | |
Niumalu Beach Park | East shore |
Nuʻalolo Kai Beach | |
Nukoliʻi Beach Park | East shore |
Pacific Missile Range Facility | West shore |
Pākalā Beach | West shore |
Pālama Beach | South shore |
Pali Ke Kua (Hideaways) | Princeville |
Pāpaʻa Bay | North shore |
Pīlaʻa Beach | North shore |
Poipu Beach Park | Poipu – South Shore |
Polihale State Park | Kekaha – West Side |
Port Allen | West shore |
Prince Kuhio Park | |
Salt Pond Beach Park | Port Allen (West shore) |
SeaLodge Beach | Princeville |
Shipwreck (Keoneloa) Beach | Poipu – South Shore |
Spouting Horn Beach Park | South shore |
Tunnels (Makua) Beach | Haena – North Shore |
Wahiawa Bay | |
Waiakalua Iki Beach | North shore |
Waikoko Beach | Hanalei – North Shore |
Wailua Beach | Wailua – East Side |
Waimea State Recreation Pier | Waimea – West Side |
Wainiha Beach Park | |
Waiʻōhai Beach | |
Waioli Beach Pine Trees | Hanalei |
Waipouli Beach | Waipouli – East Side |
Lānaʻi
Beach | Location |
Hulopo‘e | Lanai City |
Maui
Beach | Location |
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Waiheʻe Beach Park | Waiheʻe |
Waiehu Beach Park | Waiehu |
Paukukalo Beach | Paukukalo |
Kahului Harbor | Kahului |
Kanaha Beach Park | Kahului |
Spreckelsville Beach | Spreckelsville |
H. A. Baldwin Park | Paia |
Lower Paʻia Park | Lower Paʻia |
Mantokuji Bay | Lower Paʻia |
Kuʻau Bay | Kuʻau |
Father Jules Papa | Kuʻau |
H-Poko Papa | Hamakua Poko |
Hoʻokipa Beach Park | Hamakua Poko |
Maliko Bay | Maliko |
Kuiaha Bay | Paʻuwela |
Honomanu Bay | Honomanu |
Keʻanae | Keʻanae |
Wailua | Koʻolau |
Lower Nahiku | Lower Nahiku |
Waiʻanapanapa State Park | Hana |
Waikoloa Beach | Hana |
Hana Beach Park | Hana |
Kaihalulu Beach | Hana |
Lehoʻula Beach | Hana |
Koki Beach Park | Hana |
Hamoa Beach | Hana |
Red Sand Beach | Hana |
Makaʻalae Beach | Makaʻalae |
Wailua | Kipahulu |
Pepeiaolepo Beach | Kipahulu |
Seven Pools Park | Kipahulu |
Mokulau Beach | Kaupo |
Nuʻu Bay | Kaupo |
Huakini Bay | Kaupo |
Kanaio Beach | Honuaʻula |
La Perouse Bay | Honuaʻula |
ʻAhihi-Kinaʻu Natural Area Reserve | Kanahena |
Paʻako | Honuaʻula |
Oneloa Beach | Puʻu Olaʻi |
Puʻu Olaʻi Beach | Puʻu Olaʻi |
Oneuli Beach | Puʻu Olaʻi |
Maluaka Beach Park | Honuaʻula |
Makena Landing Beach Park | Honuaʻula |
Poʻolenalena Beach Park | Poʻolenalena |
Palauea Beach | Palauea |
Polo Beach | Wailea |
Wailea Beach | Wailea |
Ulua Beach | Wailea |
Mokapu Beach | Wailea |
Keawakapu Beach | Keawakapu |
Kamaʻole III Beach Park | Kamaʻole |
Kamaʻole II Beach Park | Kamaʻole |
Kamaʻole I Beach Park | Kamaʻole |
Kalama Beach Park | Kamaʻole |
Kalepolepo Beach Park | Kalepolepo |
Mai Poina ʻOe Iaʻu Beach Park | Kihei |
Maʻalaea Beach | Maʻalaea |
Kapoli Beach Park | Maʻalaea |
McGregor Point | McGregor Point |
Papalaua State Wayside Park | Papalaua |
Ukumehame Beach Park | Ukumehame |
Olowalu Beach | Olowalu |
Awalua Beach | Awalua |
Launiupoko State Wayside Park | Launiupoko |
Puamana Beach Park | Lahaina |
Lahaina | Lahaina |
Puʻunoa Beach | Lahaina |
Wahikuli State Wayside Park | Wahikuli |
Hanakaʻoʻo Beach Park | Kaʻanapali |
Kaʻanapali Beach | Kaʻanapali |
Honokowai Beach Park | Honokowai |
Kahana Beach | Kahana |
Keonenui Beach | ʻAlaeloa |
ʻAlaeloa Beach | ʻAlaeloa |
Honokeana | Honokeana |
Napili Bay | Napili |
Kapalua Beach | Kapalua |
Oneloa Beach | Kapalua |
D. T. Fleming Beach Park | Honokahua |
Mokuleʻia Beach | Honolua |
Honolua Bay | Honolua |
Punalau Beach | Punalau |
Honokohau Bay | Honokohau |
Molokaʻi
Beach | Location | |
Pāpōhaku Beach Park | West shore | |
Dixie Maru Beach | West shore | |
Kepuhi Beach | West shore |
Niʻihau
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For the beaches on Niʻihau, Clark lists 12 major beaches while Tava and Keale list 46—some of which are probably colloquial names for smaller beaches in this set:
Beach | Location |
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Kaʻakuʻu Beach | Kaʻakuʻu Bay |
Keawanui Beach | Keawanui Bay |
Kauwaha Beach | Kauwaha Bay |
Puʻuwai Beach | Puʻuwai |
Kiʻekiʻe Beach | Kiʻekiʻe |
Nonopapa Beach | Nonopapa |
Kamalino Beach | Kamalino Bay |
Keanahaki Beach | Keanahaki Bay |
Poʻooneone Beach | Poʻooneone Point |
Kalaoa Beach | Kalaoa Bay |
Poleho Beach | Poleho Point |
Oʻahu
North Shore
Beach | Location |
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Camp Harold Erdman | Mokulēʻia |
Mokulēʻia Army Beach | Mokulēʻia |
Mokulēʻia Beach | Mokulēʻia |
Makaleha Beach Park | Mokulēʻia |
ʻĀweoweo Beach Park | Waialua |
Puʻuiki Beach Park | Waialua |
Kaiaka Bay Beach Park | Haleʻiwa |
Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach Park | Haleʻiwa |
Haleʻiwa Beach Park | Haleʻiwa |
Papaʻiloa Beach | Kawailoa |
Laniākea Beach | Kawailoa |
Chun's Reef Beach | Kawailoa |
Kawailoa Beach | Kawailoa |
Leftovers Beach Access Park | Kawailoa |
Uppers Surfing Support Park | Kawailoa |
Waimea Bay Beach Park | Waimea Bay |
Pūpūkea Beach Park | Pūpūkea |
Kē Iki Beach Park | Pūpūkea |
Banzai Beach | Pūpūkea |
The Pipeline | Pūpūkea |
ʻEhukai Beach Park | Pūpūkea |
Sunset Beach | Pūpūkea |
Kaunala Beach | Pūpūkea |
Waialeʻe Beach Park | Waialeʻe |
Kawela Bay Beach | Kawela Bay |
Turtle Bay Beach | Kahuku |
Bayview Beach (Kuilima Cove) | Kahuku |
Kaihalulu Beach | Kahuku |
Hanakaʻīlio Beach | Kahuku |
East Shore
Beach | Location |
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Kahuku Golf Course Beach | Kahuku |
Mālaekahana Beach | Kahuku |
Mokuʻauia Beach | Kahuku |
Hukilau Beach Park | Lāʻie |
Temple Beach | Lāʻie |
Lāʻie Beach | Lāʻie |
Laniloa Beach | Lāʻie |
Pounders Beach | Hauʻula |
Kokololio Beach | Hauʻula |
Kaipapaʻu Beach | Hauʻula |
Hauʻula Beach Park | Hauʻula |
Kaluanui Beach | Hauʻula |
Punaluʻu Beach Park | Punaluʻu |
Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana Bay Beach Park | Kaʻaʻawa |
Makaua Beach Park | Kaʻaʻawa |
Swanzy Beach Park | Kaʻaʻawa |
Kaʻaʻawa Beach Park | Kaʻaʻawa |
Kalaeʻōʻio Beach Park | Kaʻaʻawa |
Secret Island | Waikāne |
Kualoa Regional Park | Waikāne |
Waiāhole Beach Park | Waiāhole |
Kahaluʻu Regional Park | Kahaluʻu |
Laenani Beach Park | Kahaluʻu |
Heʻeia State Park | Heʻeia |
Kāneʻohe Beach Park | Kāneʻohe |
Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi - Kāneʻohe Bay | Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi |
Kalama Beach | Kailua |
Kailua Beach Park | Kailua |
Lanikai Beach | Lanikai |
Bellows Field Beach Park | Waimānalo Beach |
Waimānalo Beach Park | Waimānalo Beach |
Kaiona Beach Park | Waimānalo Beach |
Kaupō Beach Park | Waimānalo Beach |
Makapuʻu Beach Park | Makapuʻu |
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South Shore
Beach | Location |
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Queen's Beach (Kaloko Beach) | Koko Head |
Sandy Beach Park | Koko Head |
Eternity Beach (Hālona Cove) | Koko Head |
Hanauma Bay Beach Park | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Koko Kai Beach Park | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Kōkeʻe Beach Park | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Portlock Beach | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Maunalua Bay Beach Park | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Kuliʻouʻou Beach Park | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Paikō Beach | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Niu Beach | Hawaiʻi Kai |
Kawaikuʻi Beach Park | ʻĀina Haina |
Wailupe Beach Park | ʻĀina Haina |
Kāhala Mandarin Oriental Beach (Kāhala Hilton Beach) | Kāhala, Honolulu |
Waiʻalae Beach Park | Kāhala, Honolulu |
Kāhala Beach | Kāhala, Honolulu |
Kaʻalāwai Beach | Kaimukī, Honolulu |
Kuilei Cliffs Beach Park | Kaimukī, Honolulu |
Diamond Head Beach Park | Kaimukī, Honolulu |
Lēʻahi Beach Park | Kaimukī, Honolulu |
Mākālei Beach Park | Kaimukī, Honolulu |
Outrigger Canoe Beach | Kapahulu, Honolulu |
Kaimana Beach (Sans Souci Beach) | Kapahulu, Honolulu |
Queen's Surf Beach Park | Kapahulu, Honolulu |
Kūhiō Beach Park (Waikīkī Beach Center) | Waikīkī, Honolulu |
Gray's Beach | Waikīkī, Honolulu |
Fort DeRussy Beach | Waikīkī, Honolulu |
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Lagoon | Waikīkī, Honolulu |
Ala Moana Beach Park | Ala Moana, Honolulu |
Kewalo Basin Park | Ala Moana, Honolulu |
Kakaʻako Waterfront Park (Point Panic Beach Park) | Kakaʻako, Honolulu |
Sand Island State Beach Park | Sand Island, Honolulu |
Keʻehi Lagoon Beach Park | Salt Lake, Honolulu |
Hickam Harbor Beach | Hickam Air Force Base |
Fort Kamehameha Beach | Hickam Air Force Base |
Aloha ʻĀina Park | Hickam Air Force Base |
ʻAiea Bay State Recreation Area | ʻAiea |
Neal S. Blaisdell Park (Pearl Harbor Park) | Pearl Harbor |
West Loch Shoreline Park | Waipahu |
Iroquois Beach | ʻEwa Beach |
ʻEwa Beach Park | ʻEwa Beach |
Oneʻula Beach Park | ʻEwa Beach |
White Plains Beach | Kalaeloa |
Nimitz Beach | Kalaeloa |
Barber's Point Beach Park | Kalaeloa |
West Shore
Beach | Location |
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Ko Olina Beach Park | Kalaeloa |
Lanikūhonua Beach | Nānākuli |
Kahe Point Beach Park | Nānākuli |
Tracks Beach Park (Hawaiian Electric Beach Park) | Nānākuli |
Nānākuli Beach Park | Nānākuli |
Ulehawa Beach Park | Nānākuli |
Māʻili Beach Park | Māʻili |
Lualualei Beach Park | Waiʻanae |
Pōkaʻī Bay Beach | Waiʻanae |
Waiʻanae Regional Park | Waiʻanae |
Makana Beach Park | Waiʻanae |
Mauna Lahilahi Beach Park | Mākaha |
Turtle Beach | Mākaha |
Aki's Beach | Mākaha |
Mākaha Beach Park | Mākaha |
Keaʻau Beach Park | Mākaha |
ʻŌhikilolo Beach | Kaena Point |
Mākua Beach | Kaena Point |
Keawaʻula Beach | Kaena Point |
Kaʻena Point (Yokohama Bay) | Kaena Point |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Kauai Beach Safety". Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Brennecke's Beach in Poipu - Bodysurfing beaches Kauai".
References
- Clark, John R. K. (1985). Beaches of The Big Island. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 0-8248-0976-9.
- Clark, John R. K. (1990). Beaches of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 0-8248-1260-3.
- Clark, John R. K. (1989). The Beaches of Maui County. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 0-8248-1246-8.
- Clark, John R. K. (2005). Beaches of Oʻahu (2nd ed.). Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 0-8248-2892-5.
- Tava, Rerioterai; Moses K. Keale (1998) [1989]. Niihau: The Traditions of a Hawaiian island. Honolulu, Hawaiʻi: Mutual Publishing. ISBN 0-935180-80-X.