Dr. Beach and TripAdvisor have their ideas. But what about yours? The best beaches in Hawaii.
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Dr. Beach and TripAdvisor have their ideas. But what about yours? The best beaches in Hawaii.
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Keawakapu Beach on Maui is just a little North of Wailea Beach. It is unusual to have high surf, dangerous shore breaks or rip tides. It may be due to the lava flows that jut out from the beach separating the sand beach section of K Beach.
Please (you said to use that … hahahaha) … the “survey” AND you missed ‘da BEST beach on Oahu …
Bellows … or if you insist, Waimanalo.
I’ve been going there since the ’50s when we lived and breathed in ‘da Territory of Hawai’i and it’s simply ‘da best, bruddah’.
Totally agree.🏄
We have two small grandchildren, so while visiting Maui, Baby Beach is for us. Protected, enough wildlife to delight the children, and a family crowd. Will be visiting it next week!
I think Hanalei Beach on Kauai is the best for beauty! I don’t think Poipu is one of the best. I go to Kauai often. I also like Kee for snorkeling but don’t think the beach is one of the prettiest. I never had trouble swimming at Napili Beach but am only there in the summer. I like that bay a lot.
Tunnels and Lanikai are beautiful beaches, but so is Haena, which of course is only a short beach walk from Tunnels. But my favorite remains Lumahai….there is something breathtaking about the sweep of the beach and of course, the “pool” and rock diving at the end. It is never crowded, an easy, brief hike and in the summers, the water is magnificent. We are so lucky to live on Kauai, which has more beach than all the other islands put together.
David and Chris,
Let’s just keep those great (among others) on Kauai a secret. Don’t let the word get out, or one or more of them might end up filled with crowds like some of the Oahu and Maui beaches!! OUR SECRET!! – ha.
Gary K.
Big mahalo for not mentioning the best beach in the world on the island you have already mentioned. It’s nice to keep some places from becoming over crowded.
We enjoy your website.
Thanks Diann!
Aloha.
Keawakapu in Wailea is my favorite. Most days it is calm in the morning for great swimming and snorkeling and afternoon trade winds provide some waves for boogie boarding or body surfing in the afternoon.
Aloha! Just an FYI, Tunnels isn’t the correct name. It’s Makana and we are trying diligently to include the actual Hawaiian placenames when referring to places. It’s totally o.k. that Tunnels (the surf spot on the outer reef) is used as long as we help people also identify its original name. Thank you so much for this website. I really enjoy it! Nalani
@Nalani I clicked your name and went to your website and I wanted to thank you so much for linking that website! I always see those signs (moku) and wondered about them. Mahalo!
Aloha.
I am writing from Maui. I don’t know why Makenna beach (big beach) is consistently called one of the best beaches on Maui for swimming. I would never swim there and I live here. Most days it has big and sometimes huge waves and the shore break is “killer”. Yes it is beautiful but I would never consider it a safe and good place to swim. It’s always packed with tourists. Interestingly enough, I rarely hear of someone drowning there – at other beaches here, yes – but not there. We have had 11? deaths by drowning this year so far!! All at the relatively safe beaches. Go figure.
Hi Ane.
Thanks very much for being a regular at Beat of Hawaii. Much appreciated!
Aloha.
What do consider the best Maui beach? We visit every year and stay on Napili Bay. It’s a nice beach, but the waves and rip tide are dangerous at times.
I agree, Ane. I come Maui a couple of times a year and Makena is one of my favorite beaches there. It is one of the most beautiful, but it can also be dangerous to swim there for those who don’t know how to handle the shore break. I almost know the lifeguard’s speech by heart- “Don’t go in the water if you do not know how to handle strong currents and high waves. There have been many accidents here as a result of inexperienced swimmers.” Best to sit and watch and enjoy the surfers!
Hello I’m am traveling to Kona June 22-29, to run my 50th half marathon . I will be traveling from Philadelphia can you please tell me when would be the best time to purchase airfare and about how much would be it. Thank you very much. I’ll be traveling with 4-6 people.