Oneʻula Beach Park — Attraction in Oʻahu

What blows my mind is that at the time of writing this has a 4.1 star rating. I understand that some people feel a kinship or a nostalgia that everything from their childhood is amazing, but it's not always the case. Reviewing this completely subjectively the beach isn't up to par to compete with any of the others on island unless you go here for the light surf. Essentially this place is a homeless encampment with a nice view. If I were to guess I would say there are about 6 or 7 hundred pounds of trash in differing degrees of decomp littered around the area, either in trash bags or just floating around on the ground. The beach has a lot of potential to be a good hidden beach, but it seems that the locals who "love this beach" may be the ones that trash it. Can't blame that on tourism. Hopefully the locals gain a sense of pride and enforce their environment and clean it up, you know, "keep Hawaii, Hawaii" I'm all for it, but for now it's all talk...

The park was packed with competing speakers, impossible to hear any one of them and enjoy music. Beach is not soft sand, it’s corse and it’s a shallow stretch, with a steep drop off. When we walked up we wondered why no one was in the water, well, it’s rough, steep, and pretty churned up. Not at all like Waikiki or Kailua. The parking was almost non existent which forces you to park on the busy street, cross, and hike to the beach park entrance. No plans to go back. Didn’t even stop walking to...

The view once in the water is OK. But this beach shouldn't be on here since its like reviewing someone's backyard. It's a local thing.

Other than that, It's just not--- not a family beach, not clean and land areas are Not beautiful. Not sure why someone would lead you to believe this. See pictures for yourself. Travelers can enjoy plenty of the other beaches that would be more suitable. I am not even sure why they are building houses nearby... not a good location and probably...