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Heavy dark boulders lie scattered across a grassy bank above the Makapuʻu shoreline, with white surf breaking on the reef below.

Hawaii

April 2026 · Hawaii · Hiking

WhenApril 2026
CountriesHawaii
KindHiking
Stages2

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Photographs (134)

Palm fronds and coastal trees frame a golden beach at Pūpūkea curving toward a small rock islet in turquoise water.A long curved palm trunk sweeps out over golden sand beside turquoise water breaking into white surf at ʻEhukai Beach.A dense sprawl of lit high-rise towers reflects in the Ala Wai Canal at Waikīkī while a low cloud deck hangs over the ridge behind the city.Vertical shafts of sunlight drop through a heavy cloud break onto the choppy sea of the Mokuleia shore on the west side of Oʻahu.Dark, pit-marked volcanic boulders lie among lighter weathered stones beside a shallow pool on the lava shelf at Mokuleia.Sunbeams angle through layered clouds over the sea while the dark sand beach at Mokuleia curves away towards Kaʻena Point.A blue pylon sign reading ALOHA above a fuel price panel stands among dense trees at the corner of Goodale Avenue and Nauahi Street in Waialua.Four dark billed shorebirds with thin orange legs stand spaced apart on short green grass in Waialua, casting small sharp shadows.A small turquoise cottage raised on tall posts stands in overgrown grass beneath a heavy grey sky in the farmland behind Waialua, with a picnic table underneath.White surf breaks against dark volcanic rock below a green headland crowned by two tall narrow conifers and a cluster of houses west of Waimea Bay.Gnarled dark branches of a massive old tree spread across a bright blue sky flecked with white cloud at Waimea Bay.A broad curve of golden sand strewn with driftwood runs toward turquoise water and rows of white surf at ʻEhukai Beach.A golden beach and vivid turquoise water at ʻEhukai draw the eye toward a hazy mountain ridge on the north shore of Oʻahu.A low dark rock islet topped with green shrubs sits in clear turquoise ocean off Pūpūkea, ringed by white foam.A lone person sits on a pitted tan rock ledge at Shark's Cove looking out over a bright, choppy blue ocean.A slender grey brown dove with a finely barred neck stands on dry soil flecked with twigs and a curled leaf at Kawela on the north shore.Calm turquoise water meets a narrow sandy beach backed by palms and a small house with a bright teal roof at Kawela Bay.Palms and a grey roofed house sit on a low rocky point at Kawela Bay where waves break into white foam.A large pale house and a smaller yellow cottage with a turquoise roof stand on a grassy shore lined with palms at Kawela Bay.A small weathered concrete structure with a horizontal slit sits on a sandy terrace above the eroded dark rock cliff of Kawela Bay.Broad leaves frame a view across the blue water of Kawela Bay toward a low rocky point topped with sand and scrub.Hanging branches and vines frame a curving sandy beach and calm clear water backed by dense forest at Kawela Bay.A pale crab with dark markings on its shell and long eyestalks stands on rippled sandy ground at Kawela Bay.Clusters of green and tan coconuts hang among glossy fronds and fibrous stalks inside a palm crown at Kawela Bay.

Journal Notes (2)
2026 Hawaii 1 - Oʻahu

A single day, a single loop, and 53 pictures taken between the dark city before sunrise and the last light on the water below Koko Head. The first full day of the 2026 Hawaii journey goes round Oʻahu clockwise: out of Waikīkī early, north over the middle of the island, west to th …

2026 Hawaii 2 - Oʻahu

A second day on Oʻahu begins on the sand at Waikīkī before the hotels are out of bed and ends on the same beach in the last of the evening light. The route runs the other way round the island from the first day: east first, past the cliffs at Hālona and Makapuʻu Point, then north …