# The best beaches in Hawaii

Island by island, the Hawaiian beaches that travel guides and visitors rate highest.

- 29 votes · 12 items
- Mar 7, 2025 · Shannon Spencer
- https://even.best/en/l/787/the-best-beaches-in-hawaii

## Top 10

1. **Lanikai Beach (Oahu)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Powder-white sand facing the Mokulua islands, often called one of the world's best.
2. **Kailua Beach Park (Oahu)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Long windward beach, popular for kayaking and kitesurfing.
3. **Kapalua Bay (Maui)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Sheltered crescent bay for snorkelling.
4. **Kaanapali Beach (Maui)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Resort beach with Black Rock cliff-diving ceremony at sunset.
5. **Poipu Beach (Kauai)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sunny south-shore beach where monk seals often rest.
6. **Hapuna Beach (Big Island)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Wide white-sand beach on the Kohala Coast.
7. **Punaluu Black Sand Beach (Big Island)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Black-sand beach where green sea turtles bask.
8. **Hanalei Bay (Kauai)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two-mile crescent beneath green mountains.
9. **Waimea Bay (Oahu)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Calm summer swimming and giant winter surf on the North Shore.
10. **Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach (Maui)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Black sand and sea caves on the Road to Hana.
11. **Kua Bay (Big Island)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Turquoise water and white sand between lava fields.
12. **Ke'e Beach (Kauai)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — End of the road on the North Shore, start of the Kalalau Trail.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.