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Oahu's Waianae Coast
Oahu's Waianae Coast
Oahu's Waianae Coast—also known as the leeward coast—stretches northwestward from Ewa Beach (which lies some 7 or 8 miles to the west of Honolulu) to Nanakuli, Waianae, Makaha, and finally Kaena Point, the westernmost point on the island. This is a primarily dry, arid area, but which unfolds into beautiful valleys inland, backed by the lofty Waianae Range. It is also fair to say that this is the marginal side of Oahu, largely undeveloped, remote, and often unfriendly.
Ewa Beach to Waianae
From the community of Ewa Beach - which lies just south of Ewa, at the southern end of the Waianae Coast, 5 miles south of the Central Oahu population center of Waipahu - to Waianae, which lies a little more than half way up the coast, there’s only the small town of Nanakuli and a handful beach parks, mostly alongside the highway. Among these, journeying from the south northward, are Ewa Beach Park, Barbers Point Beach, Kahe Point Beach, Manners Beach, Nankuli Beach, Ulehawa Beach Park 1 and Ulehawa Beach park 2, Maili Beach, Lualualei Beach and Pokai Beach. Even though most of these have stretches of sand, and one or two are even backed by grassy areas, these are among the less inviting beaches on the island.
Makaha
Makaha is the westernmost town - albeit a very small town - on the island, and home to three sandy beaches and the only resort on the Waianae Coast, the Makaha Resort. The resort boasts an 18-hole golf course that has the distinction of being one of the longest courses in the islands, at 7,093 yards. The beaches at Makaha are the Mauna Lahilahi, a roadside beach; Papaoneone Beach, also alongside the highway, but a quarter mile long and with a sheltered cove to compensate for it; and the Makaha Beach, a large, golden sand beach, quite popular with intrepid surfers.
North of Makaha is the Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve, with a long, golden sand beach, some hiking trails, and the westernmost point on the island.
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