21 Beaches to Explore in Hawaii

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Hawaii

A state of the United States of America located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the only island state in the united states. Hawaiʻi is the 8th-smallest geographically and the 11th-least populous state.

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Beaches to Explore in Hawaii

Glass Beach

Glass Beach is a beach in Eleele, an industrial area in Kauai, Hawaii that is made of sea glass. The beach's regular rock is basalt, but the sea glass formed after years of discarded glass. Daily a lot of people visit this place and spend some valuable time here.

Hāʻena State Park

A state park located on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. The park provides access to beaches, trails, and several ancient Hawaiian sites, including sea caves estimated to be more than 4,000 years old. This is an archaeologically important place.

Hanalei Bay

Hanalei Bay is the largest bay on the north shore of Kauaʻi island in Hawaii. It consists of nearly two miles of beach, surrounded by mountains. the bay offers excellent mooring for sailboats, stand up paddle boarding, surfing and swimming.

Hanauma Bay

This is a marine embayment formed within a tuff ring and located along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu and it is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the Island.

Hāpuna Beach State Park

This is a large park and sandy beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. This is one of a few other white sand beaches on the west coast of the Big Island. This beach is the best place to spend leisure time and can have some valuable moments.

Ho'okipa Beach Park

Ho’okipa Beach Park is one of the top spots for ocean sports and recreation in Maui. This breath-taking white sand beach boasts some of the best waves on the Maui coastline. A paradise for surfers of all ages.

Kaihalulu Red Sand Beach

Kaihalulu Beach or Red Sand Beach, located just south of Maui's Hana Bay, has red-black sand, a product of the cinder cone hill on the northern end of the cove.

Kealakekua Bay

Kealakekua Bay is an important historic location because it marks the site where the first westerner, Captain James Cook, landed on Hawaii island. Now this place is a famous tourist attraction and it is a perfect destination for scuba diving and kayaking and snorkeling.

Magic Island

A small manmade peninsula, which was adjacent to Ala Moana Beach Park. The park on Magic Island is a popular spot where people gather for picnics, frisbee, socializing, and an occasional festival or drama performances.

Makapu‘u Point

This is the easternmost point on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, located in the Makapuʻu region. This is a popular hiking spot offering great views of Makapuʻu and Waimanalo Bay on one side and the Ka ʻIwi Channel on the other side and it is also the home of the Makapuʻu Point Light.

Mākena State Park

Makena State Park, located on Maui's south shore south of Wailea, is a popular swimming, snorkeling and diving destination. With white sands extending nearly 2/3 of a mile long, it is one of the largest, undeveloped beaches in Maui. There are three great ("Oneloa Beach" , "Puʻu Ōlaʻi", "Naupaka Beach") beaches within this park, and all of them are unique.

Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park

This is a Hawaiian state park which was located at the northwest side of Kauaʻi, the oldest inhabited Hawaiian island. coastline stretching from the remote and wild Polihale Beach on the west to Kee Beach on the north shore of Kauai. It is one of the world’s most scenic coastlines of beautiful beaches, towering sea cliffs, and deep hanging valleys with waterfalls that merge into the sea.

Papakōlea Green Sand Beach

This is a beautiful green sand beach that was located on the Island of Hawaii. It is one of only four green sand beaches in the world. The green sand is created by a common mineral in Big Island lava called olivine, which stays deposited on this beach because it is heavier than the other components of the lava. We can swim and can do any other water activities here.

Pololū Valley

Pololu is the northernmost of a series of erosional valleys forming the east coast of Kohala Mountain on the Island of Hawaiʻi. The valley forms a deep cut in the side of Kohala Mountain. This is one of the famous beaches in the Hawaii county and a lot of tourists visit this place every day.

Punaluʻu Beach

This is a beach on the big island of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean which explodes as it reaches the ocean and cools. Punaluʻu is frequented by endangered hawksbill and green turtles, which can often be seen basking on the black sand. It is one of the major tourist attractions in Hawaii.

Queen’s Bath

This is a unique tide pool that was located on the Island of Kauai. It is a sinkhole that was surrounded by igneous rock. Small fish and tiny sea life also live in this tide pool.

Spouting Horn

Spouting Horn is a blowhole located on the southern coast of Kauai. This area is known for its crashing waves. These waves erode lava rocks on the coastline which can create narrow openings, as is the case with Spouting Horn. It is one of the major tourist attraction in Kauai county.

Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach is on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii and known for big wave surfing during the winter season. It is considered dangerous for inexperienced surfers, due to extensive coral formations near the surface that present the risk of serious injury. Daily a lot of tourists visit this place and spend some nice moments here.

Turtle Bay

Turtle Bay is located between Protection Point and Kuilima Point on the North Shore of the island of O'ahu. The bay is named after the large number of green sea turtles that inhabit the area and who used to lay their eggs in the sand on the beach years ago.

Waiʻānapanapa State Park

Waiʻanapanapa means “glistening fresh water” in the Hawaiian language, referring to nearby fresh water streams and sparkling pools.The park has seabird colonies, lava tubes, blowholes, freshwater caves, and a natural stone arch.

Map of Beaches to explore in Hawaii