This park is on the backside of Diamond Head you have to walk in. There's a cool concrete walkway that goes from one part to another in front of multimillion-dollar houses along the ocean. The people who live in the beach house right next to the entrance are mean and have planted a bush that has a red balls and the branches have giant spikes that are an inch or two long and the branches drop onto the beach and get under the stand I stepped on those twice while I was there. Also the beach...

Love this beach.... BUT BE WARNED: The people who live right next to the beach have a small Jack Russell they often let run loose in the park. It behaves badly and it seems they do not care. I was walking down towards the beach when the dog ran up to be barking quite aggressively, then started jumping up on my trying to bite. I shoved the dog away from me and told it to go away but it followed me. The owners watched this happen and did nothing to control their dog. I've also seen in run up...

This place just has an amazing vibe. If you are like me and like waking up before sunrise to run, I highly suggest starting from this park and running toward Diamond Head Rd. Here, sneak into other little parks along the way and get a nice run early with waves breaking on the sea wall. Hands down a wonderful experience.

People are doing Tai Chi and yoga early in the morning with the sound of the constant and entrancing surf in the background. If you're feeling your oats, run up to the...