Molokai beaches
The island of Molokai has a coastline about 88 miles (142 km). Molokai beaches are never crowded and most are rather deserted since the island is home to just a little over 7,400 residents. Also, Molokai is still off the beaten path (it hasn’t been discovered by too many visitors yet).
Most beaches on Molokai are rocky and have an offshore reef. However, one of the longest white-sand beaches in the entire state of Hawaii is located on Molokai’s western shore – Papohaku Beach. Other sandy beaches can be found on the island’s eastern shore, such as Murphy’s Beach and Halawa Beach Park, as well as here and there in other parts of the island.
Molokai beach list
| DIXIE
MARU COVE (KAPUKAHEHU BEACH) |
| Located on Molokai's west coast, Dixie Maru
Cove is a protected and crescent-shaped white-sand
beach at the head of a small bay. The cove is surrounded
by lava outcroppings and is a nice place to enjoy
the water, whether it's for a quick dip, a relaxing
swim, or snorkeling.
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| HALAWA
BEACH PARK |
| Halawa Beach Park is known to many as the "curved" beach.
Comprised of two equally beautiful beaches, Kamaalaea Beach
to the west and Kawili Beach to the east, Halawa Beach
Park is located in gorgeous Halawa Bay on Molokai's east
coast. The bay
is a good spot for sunbathing, fishing and picnicking.
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| HALE
O LONO BEACH |
| The Hale O Lono, or "House of Lono," is a long and narrow
white-sand beach on Molokai's south shore. It was once
a heiau, or a place of worship, for Lono, who is
the god of agriculture and fertility. The beach
is a prime spot for whale watching during the months
of December until April, the migration season of
the Pacific humpback whales.
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| KAKAHAIA
BEACH |
| Kakahaia Beach Park is a small roadside park
located on Highway 450 on Molokai’s south coast
and is also popularly known as the Kakahaia County
Park and National Wildlife Refuge. It's a good place
for bird watching, since part of the beach is actually
a bird sanctuary.
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| KAMILOLOA
BEACH |
| Kamiloloa Beach is located on Molokai's south shore, about 1.5 miles from Kaunakakai at the Hotel Molokai. There's a large barrier reef, so the ocean bottom is shallow, rocky and murky. The water is typically rather brown, rather than blue here. Swimming isn't really possible. Read
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| KAUPOA
BEACH |
| Located on the west coast of Molokai, Kaupoa
Beach is made up of two beaches shaped like crescent
moons and beautified by white sands, crystal clear
waters and dark lava rocks. Numerous shipwrecks have occurred in this area in the past. One of them was the Carrier Dove, an American four-masted, 800-ton cargo ship, which was on its way from Tonga to Canada.
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| KEPUHI
BEACH |
| Kepuhi Beach, located on Molokai’s west coast,
is a long and wide sandy beach. Even though the
beach looks inviting, swimming is only safe here
on very calm days because of strong alongshore currents
that can be treacherous. Sometimes
the waves are good enough for bodyboarding or surfing, but
only for experts.
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| KIOWEA
BEACH |
| Kiowea Beach Park is located on a famous coconut grove, known as Kapuaiwa or Kamehameha Coconut Grove, on Molokai's south shore. In the past, there had been several freshwater springs in the park, but because of erosion, they are now located in the ocean offshore. They can be seen bubbling up at low tide.
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| MOOMOMI
BEACH |
| Located on Molokai’s northeastern coast, Moomomi
Beach and the surrounding area that extends inland
feature one of the most impressive sand dunes in
Hawaii. These massive sand dunes have been formed
over centuries, extending inland for more than four
miles in some areas. That’s why this deserted, sandy
region is also called the Desert Strip.
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| MURPHY'S
BEACH |
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 Murphy's Beach on Molokai's southeast shore is a narrow white-sand beach shaded by ironwood trees. The swimming conditions are fair and most suitable for children as the ocean bottom is shallow and rocky, with a few sandy patches inbetween. When the water is calm, snorkeling and diving are possible outside the reef area. Read More
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| ONE
ALII BEACH PARK |
| Located on Molokai's south shore, One Alii Beach Park is the site of over fifty ancient Hawaiian fishponds. However, all of these old ponds are in ruin today, covered by mud and hidden by mangrove trees. The beach is a narrow white-sand beach and has a fairly rocky and shallow ocean bottom. Read
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| PAPOHAKU
BEACH |
| Spanning a distance of over two miles (3.2 km) long and 100 yards wide (91 m), Papohaku Beach on the west shore of Molokai is one of the longest and widest white-sand beaches in the Hawaiian Islands. Papohaku Beach doesn’t have a protective reef, so it is fully exposed to the open ocean.
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| POHAKU
MAULIULI BEACH (MAKE HORSE BEACH) |
| Located on Molokai’s west shore, Pohaku Mauliuli Beach consists of two white-sand beach coves and a few large tide pools. The remote coves are good spots for sunbathing, but the swimming conditions are poor due to strong currents. A large cinder cone is located adjacent to the beach.
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| SANDY
BEACH |
| Located on Molokai’s east shore, Sandy Beach is a small roadside pocket of sand and one of the best swimming beaches on the island. The nearshore ocean bottom is deeper here than on many other Molokai beaches, so it’s easier to enter the water without having to walk on reef and rocks. Read
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| WAIALUA
BEACH |
| Waialua Beach, located on Molokai's east shore, just before mile marker #20, is a good beach for swimming, snorkeling, surfing and bodyboarding. It's also a nice spot for a family picnic.
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