Hapuna Beach

Hapuna is a wonderful white sandy beach that stretches about a half mile long and two-hundred feet wide. Hapuna is the biggest beach on the Big Island. Conditions are usually excellent year-round. High winter surf often erodes the beach considerably, but still leaves beachgoers more than enough sand for various activities. This beach has been frequently voted the best beach in the U.S. The water is crystal clear and beautiful greenery surrounds the area. Hapuna is great for swimming, bodyboarding, snorkeling, and sun-bathing. Hapuna is the dries spot on the Big Island. This beach includes restrooms, showers, picnic tables, picnic pavilion, food concession, and lifeguards usually on duty. Hapuna Beach State Park is the most popular and widely visited beach park on the Big Island. Visitors and residents often travel many miles, from as far away as the Hilo and Puna districts, mostly on weekends and holidays, to spend the day at Hapuna. The large numbers of beachgoers pose no problems during the summer months when the ocean is calm, but during the winter months, there are very serious water safety problems. Other hazards other than big surf and drowning are Portuguese man-of-war. Hapuna is without a doubt, one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful beach in Hawaii.