Hukilau Beach Park
Laie, HI
Hukilau Beach Park takes its name from the community net fishing events held here decades ago to raise money for the local church, a tradition still referenced in the old Hawaiian song. Today it's a wide, easy swimming beach with a shallow reef and a steady local crowd from nearby Laie.
A genuinely calm, historic local beach with easy swimming, though it doesn't offer much beyond that, no big scenery or standout features.
How we score beachesSnorkeling is best near the reef edge on the north side, where the water's clearer than the shallow middle stretch.
A lot sits off Kamehameha Highway right at the park.
Flat grass and sand lead straight to the water, no stairs.
Calm most of the year behind the reef, summer brings the clearest water for snorkeling.
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