Lanikai Beach on Oahu

12 December 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

© Cristo Vlahos/cc-by-sa-3.0

© Cristo Vlahos/cc-by-sa-3.0

Lanikai Beach is located in Lanikai, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. The name Lanikai means “heavenly sea.” This small ½ mile strip of beach is consistently ranked among the best beaches in the world. Adjacent to Lanikai Beach is a primarily upper-class residential area because of this it is accessible through public beach access paths. Although the beach itself is public property, it is not state land and is not a county beach park like many beaches in Hawaii. There is no public parking lot and the area lacks facilities like restrooms, showers or lifeguards.   read more…

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