Haleiwa Beach Park

Located in the small town of Haleiwa, Haleiwa Beach Park has a small, narrow, and rocky beach situated south of Kahawai Beach Support Park. Spread across 80 acres, Haleiwa Beach Park is a marine conservation area and is home to many animals including tiny fish, black-and-yellow trigger fish, eels, and turtles making it a very popular swimming, surfing, snorkeling, and fishing destination during summer season. 

Haleiwa Beach Park offers many amenities including lifeguards, restrooms, rock arches, tide pools, and a pier. 

There are many fun activities at Haleiwa Beach Park including swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, beach walking, and sunbathing. Please note that getting into the waters here during winters can be very dangerous as the surf can be huge.

Getting to Haleiwa Beach Park is very easy – the beach’s free parking area is situated at 62-490 Kamehameha Highway and is within walking distance to the beach.

If you are looking for attractions near Haleiwa Beach Park, you can drive 25 minutes to the Honolulu Museum of Art, the largest art museum in the state of Hawaii that is home to more than 5,000 works of art including Hokusai, Vincent Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, as well as Asian and Hawaiian art. Spread across 10 acres, Iolani Palace is the only royal palace in the United States and features a set of archives with all the kingdom records. Ke’ehi Lagoon Beach Park is an awesome waterfront park that is very popular among paddlers and families picnicking – it offers a playground, an open field, and tennis courts. Another great attraction near Haleiwa Beach Park is Pearl Harbor, an American lagoon harbor that is the main base for the US Pacific Fleet - it features the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center that draws more than 1.7 million visitors each year. Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese Navy December 7, 1941, which led to the United States detonating two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which ended the World War II.

If you get hungry, you can drive 15 minutes to many restaurants near Haleiwa Beach Park. Restaurant 604 is an American restaurant that offers Portuguese Paella, tavern sandwiches, mac and cheese, ribs, steaks, salmon, desserts, and drinks. If you like Italian food, Ricado’s Italian Restaurant serves classic Italian dishes like chicken marmigiana and fettuccine Alfredo, pasta, chicken, and beef dishes. Another good restaurant near Haleiwa Beach Park is Dixie Grill, a barbecue restaurant with a diverse menu that includes beef brisket, chicken quarters, kielbasa sausage, beef ribs, and pork ribs.

If you are looking for a hotel near Haleiwa Beach Park, there are many options within a 22-minute drive. The Kahala Hotel & Resort is an upscale hotel with a spa, fitness center, dolphin lagoon, five restaurants, as well as surfing and paddleboarding lessons. The 4-Star Aston at the Executive Centre Hotel features a pool, lounge, Hawaiian restaurant, and has beautiful mountain view rooms and suites. Harbor Shores Apartment Hotel is a 3-Star hotel that welcomes pets and offers a pool. If you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel near Haleiwa Beach Park, the pet-friendly 2-Star Best Western The Plaza Hotel has a nice pool and American restaurant.