Kawaikui Beach Park

Located near the ʻĀina Haina Shopping Center, Kawaikui Beach Park - also known as Kawaiku’i Beach Park - is a recreational park that has a narrow beach with light-brown sand, some pebbly portions, and nearby palm trees. 

Although Kawaikui Beach Park does not have lifeguards, it offers many other amenities including restrooms, showers, picnic tables, a large grassy area, water fountains, and a pavilion.  Leashed dogs are allowed in the portions of Kawaikui Beach Park below the high tide line.

Kawaikui Beach Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, wildlife watching, fishing, picnicking, bodyboarding, biking, swimming, surfing, kayaking, canoeing, scuba diving, paddleboarding, and boating.  The water near Kawaikui Beach is usually calm and shallow, making it ideal for beginner swimmers and paddleboards.  However, if you are planning to swim in the water near Kawaikui Beach Park, we recommend being careful as the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents.  In addition, water-related rescues have also been recently undertaken in the water near this beach.  The water near Kawaikui Beach Park is also murky and it also has a reef.  This makes water activities significantly difficult here.  The water here also has high levels of microbial contamination.  Despite the unfavorable water conditions, surfers also launch their surfboards from this beach in order to paddle to access nearby popular surfing spots - these surf spots are named Manatan’s (also known as Turtles) and Tunas located at the outer edges of the reef near Kawaikui Beach Park.  Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Kawaikui Beach Park including sea turtles, dolphins, and migrating whales - the sea turtles in the water near Kawaikui Beach Park are protected under a law named the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and harming them can result in a fine of up to $25,000 and possible imprisonment.  If you are planning to fish in the water near Kawaikui Beach Park, we recommend following the local fishing regulations.  Kawaikui Beach Park offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Oahu shoreline and the Pacific Ocean, especially during the evenings.  If you like birdwatching, you can view many kinds of birds around Kawaikui Beach Park. Kawaikui Beach Park is also a popular spot for weddings.

Getting to Kawaikui Beach Park is easy - the park is located near 5475 Kalaniana’ole Highway, also known as Hawaii Route 72.  A parking lot is also present near the beach.  It is important to note that the beach in Kawaikui Beach Park has a slightly off-putting fishy odor.  

There are many attractions near Kawaikui Beach Park.  Koko Head District Park is a large beautifully landscaped park that has many amenities including baseball fields, walking paths, playground, restrooms, picnic areas, benches, and tennis courts.  A hiking trail named Koko Railway Trail (also named Koko Crater Trail) is also present near the park - this uphill trail offers amazing views of the Oahu shoreline and the city of Honolulu. Wiliwilinui Ridge Hiking Trail is a trail that offers a memorable hiking experience, along with Instagram-worthy views of the rugged yet gorgeous Oahu landscape.  You can also view many kinds of birds along this trail including warbling white eyes, red-billed leiothrix, and parakeets.  If you are looking for another attraction near Kawaikui Beach Park, the Halona Blowhole is a natural blowhole that can shoot up water up to 30 meters in the air during high tide and strong wind conditions - this blowhole is one of the most popular rock formations of its kind in the Hawaiian Islands.  You can observe this amazing blowhole in action from a nearby observation area - this observation area also offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Pacific Ocean and the islands of Molokai, Lanai, and Maui.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Kawaikui Beach Park.  Hoku’s At The Kahala is an upscale restaurant that offers a variety of amazing gourmet Hawaiian-inspired dishes.  This restaurant has been awarded a four-diamond rating from the AAA and it has also been awarded Wine Spectator Magazine’s Award of Excellence and Honolulu Magazine’s Hale ‘Aina Award’s Silver Prize for the most romantic restaurant in 2019.  Arancino at The Kahala is another upscale restaurant that offers amazing Italian dishes with modern culinary influences including pastas, pizza, risotto, and carpaccio.  Gyotaku Japanese Restaurant - Niu Valley offers outstanding Japanese dishes (including a variety of dishes including tempura, Japanese curry, and sushi. The restaurant also serves fantastic Hawaiian dishes, salads, and steaks.  If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Kawaikui Beach Park, Jack’s Restaurant offers amazing dishes for lunch and breakfast including eggs, hash browns, pancakes, sandwiches, salads, burgers, chili, steaks, and stews.

If you are looking for a hotel near Kawaikui Beach Park, there are many great nearby options within a 20-minute drive.  The 5-Star Kahala Hotel & Resort offers many amenities including complimentary surfing and paddleboarding lessons, a complimentary local shuttle service, bike and beach towel rental facilities, five restaurants, a fitness center, a spa, and a private lagoon that has dolphins. As another upscale hotel, the 4-Star Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort And Spa offers many amenities including a spa, a fitness center, a hot tub, a pool, a bar, two restaurants, and a kids’ club, along with live entertainment.  A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Coconut Waikiki Hotel which offers many amenities including a pool, an exercise room, barbecue grills, and a complimentary continental breakfast.  If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Kawaikui Beach Park, the 2-Star Ewa Hotel Waikiki offers many amenities including a rooftop sundeck, a coin-operated laundry, and a complimentary shuttle to the Ala Moana shopping mall.