Kaiona Beach Park

What a great beach and such a little gem. Located in waimanalo is a little beach park that you probably drove past many times and haven't realized how beautiful it was. There's a little area for parking - probably could fit about 8 cars. Then a park area, and the beach itself. If you walk towards the right of the beach through the waters you could actually find a alcove with a small tide pool because of the rock walls surrounding it. Getting there may be a challenge depending on the tides. We were literally slammed into the walls in waist high water going back and forth. It's a very beautiful and secluded beach once you get there tho, and then you remember you have to walk all the way back lol. Hopefully you can go before the Obama's move in cause there may be a chance that you might not experience this tidepool after that

Favorite beach on the island. Small in size. Has a decent amount of parking but go early especially on weekends since it's a favorite spot to host parties. Bathrooms were clean the couple of times I've had to use it.

This is on my favorite beach to stop at so far. The clear, white, sandy beaches. You can walk pretty deep end of the water before you end up hitting any type of rocks.

+ Semi Private Beach, so keep secret + Easy to find location, clean & shady areas+ Turquoise blue water, calm and warm+\- Sand was soft, but few branchesOur family enjoyed our first beach day at this location, and it was absolutely perfect.The weather was lovely, cool breeze and warm sunshine. Take your family, grab a plate lunch and some snacks and enjoy We highly recommend coming to this beach.

Came here on a recommendation from my friend who frequents Hawaii regularly as we wanted to get away from the highly trafficked and highly commercial Waikiki Beach. 30 minute drive away ain't too bad!Can't speak for other peoples' experiences with how busy the beach is, but when we came on a Thursday it was absolutely perfect. Not too many people, calm waters, smooth sand. It was nice to lay out on a beach and not have to worry about people getting in your way. It also quite nice to not have to share the ocean with tons of people.Bathroom situation is actually not bad for a public beach bathroom. Not the cleanest, but certainly not a complete dump. There's also a shower area outside the bathroom that lets you rinse off.The small parking lot is definitely as described. I would say that there are around 20 parking spots, if that? Everyone just parks on the side of the road anyways if there's no parking spaces available.I can see how this is totally a beach for the locals, pretty sure everyone that was there when we went was a local. Hell, there are houses literally right across the street from the beach so you know it's their beach! Definitely worth the drive from Waikiki for the experience.

Why am I just now reviewing this gem beach! Mostly locals today! And low tide easy to snorkel and or just swim around! My daughter were at the beach today all Morning. Just enjoying the water! I pass by the beach all the time on Kalanialiole highway. It was very calm today, which was nice to see. Lots of locals we had a great time! And really enjoyed relaxing on the beach. Super cute picnic tables that you can use and there is a small grassy area right in front of the beach. There is a small parking lot off to the right of the beach but I'm sure that fills up pretty fast typically people just pull up to the front part of the beach and park.

This is a great beach. My boyfriend lives in waimanalo, but won't go to the beach with me. He's okay dropping me off at Kaiona because he thinks it's safer than Waimānalo beach. It can get pretty crowded on the weekends, but now, with coronavirus and the state closing beach parks, it's not crowded at all. There is a small parking lot, which is now closed, but it's usually packed with cars. People also park along the grassy park area. They have picnic tables, bathrooms and showers. Apparently you have to reserve the beach side tables because they're considered state camp sites. On my most recent visit, I passed by a few families laying out on the beach or playing in the sand. I went for a swim. I was a little annoyed that I couldn't shower afterwards, because the state shut off water at the beach parks trying to deter people from hanging out I guess. But it's fine, I get it. I read a review about the microplastics. Yeah, this beach kind of has a lot, but I've seen much worse.

Beautiful secluded beach. Great for kids to swim. Parking is limited but you may park along the fence. Bring umbrella or pop up, this beach have only a few trees for shade

Man, we must've hit this beach at the exact wrong time.It was a "rainbow sand beach" when we were there.What do I mean by that? I mean it was covered in micro plastic trash.We walked up it for 1/2 mile, bits and bobs of plastic as far as the eye could see. It was really depressing.I'd love to return when it's all washed out to sea...and lands on another beach :-/

Kaiona is a local family beach. It gets crowded on weekends. So I wouldn't park in the lot unless you know who's rolling in behind you. Otherwise, good luck getting out.The waters are shallow, and visibility is pretty good. There are tons of fish if you have snorkeling gear. Just make sure to have fins or water shoes.