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)[edit]
| Beach | Location |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Some of the beaches found in Kauai are:[1]
| Beach | Location |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Beach | Location |
| Hulopo‘e | Lanai City |
Maui[edit]
| Beach | Location |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Beach | Location | |
| Pāpōhaku Beach Park | West shore | |
| Dixie Maru Beach | West shore | |
| Kepuhi Beach | West shore |
Niʻihau[edit]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
North Shore[edit]
| Beach | Location |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Beach | Location |
|---|---|
| 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 |
South Shore[edit]
| Beach | Location |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| Beach | Location |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Kauai Beach Safety". Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Brennecke's Beach in Poipu - Bodysurfing beaches Kauai".
References[edit]
- 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.
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