Surprising to me, but probably not to others, many of the beaches in Hawaii are not sandy.
Our hotel on the North side of the island, The St Regis Princeville did have a sandy beach but we found others nearby which we liked better.
The Secret Beach and Lava Pools were our favorite hidden place to relax. Getting there requires about a 5-10 minute hike down hill between a few beautiful homes. There were several locals doing this barefoot, carrying surf boards. It's not that hard of a hike, but I did get winded on my way back up.
Lava Pools in the distance
Sadly the tide was too high to get to the lava pools, but the beach was large, nearly empty and beautiful. You can tell the people here are locals and watching the surfers on huge waves was an added bonus.
On the south end of the island, we rented a super cute condo from VRBO. We loved this as much as we loved our fancy hotel on the north shore. The condo was private and the owners thought of everything. Fresh flowers, coffee, beach chairs and cooler all included!! From the condo it's a 5 minute walk to a nice beach and park as well as a pool. Also only a short drive to "Shipwreck beach" a popular beach with tourists.
Salt Pond Beach
We found another beach about 20 minutes away which we liked much better called Salt Pond Beach Park. If you don't mind a camp ground full of hippees nearby, this beach has better swimming, facilities and is much larger and quieter.
We found another beach about 20 minutes away which we liked much better called Salt Pond Beach Park. If you don't mind a camp ground full of hippees nearby, this beach has better swimming, facilities and is much larger and quieter.
OH! Did I mention we saw whales? Nearly every day?! Here is the first photo I took of one, right off the beach near our condo.
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The beaches - Ahhhhh - beautiful!!!
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