Kauai Beaches

Any town would pay a fortune to have a beach like Kalapaki, one of Kauai’s best, in its backyard. But little Lihue turns its back on Kalapaki; there’s not even a sign pointing the way through the labyrinth of traffic to this graceful half moon of golden sand at the foot of the Marriott Resort & Beach Club. Fifty yards wide and a quarter mile long, Kalapaki is protected by a jetty and patrolled by lifeguards, making it very safe for swimmers. The waves are good for surfing when there’s a winter swell, and the view from the sand—of the steepled, 2,200-foot peaks of the majestic Haupu Ridge that shield Nawiliwili Bay—is awesome. Kauai Poipu Beach

No beach anywhere is so widely known or so universally sought after as this narrow, 1 1⁄2-mile-long crescent of imported sand (from Molokai) at the foot of a string of high-rise hotels.
Waikiki is actually a string of beaches that extends between Sans Souci State Recreational Area, near Diamond Head to the east, and Duke Kahanamoku Beach, in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, to the west. Great stretches along Waikiki include Kuhio Beach, next to the Sheraton Moana Surfrider, which provides the quickest access to the Waikiki shoreline; the stretch in front of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel known as Grey’s Beach, which is canted so it catches the rays perfectly; and Sans Souci, the small, popular beach in front of the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel that’s locally known as “Dig Me” Beach because of all the gorgeous bods who strut their stuff here.
Kauai Lihue Beach