Papaoneone — Attraction in Hawaii

Pristine sandy beach along the western side of Oahu. There are two beachfront condos, The Hawaiian Princess, and Makaha Beach Cabanas. Natural golden sand and crystal blue ocean water play tug-o-war for nearly a quarter mile. Humpback whales are visible between October and May and resident spinner dolphins, frolic year round. Mauna Lahilahi on the southern side of the beach, offers hiking and incredible views. It’s also a popular shore fishing location amongst locals. A boat mooring sits off the point in 90 feet of water. It marks a popular cave frequented by scuba divers. Dangerous conditions do exist here and there are no lifeguards on duty. Beware, conditions change very rapidly. Waves create strong rip currents and only experienced swimmers should...

The entrance to this beach is littered with glass and garbage, as well as spray painted obscenities and a couple of homeless camps. The angle of the beach itself is very steep and the water pulls you into the deep water almost immediately upon entering. Though it looks beautiful, especially from pictures, just about every beach on the island is better than this beach. I would not recommend this beach for families with children, unless you wish to subject them to an exercise in how to fight against a dangerous undertow in water they can't touch in, oh, and an exercise in...

Many other areas seem busy, this was not and the views were great. Lovely little sand crabs were all along the beach; along with some sand spiders digging their holes. Small parking area. This adds to the appeal in my opinion. The only negative was the garbage and broken glass around the entrance. I think this is common along the Hawaiian beaches though from what I've seen. Another positive note would be the lack of folks living on the beach. No tent...