

nusa Alula Beach is a perfect kid-friendly beach, rich with sea turtles in. The water is about 20 feet deep at the opening of the pipes, which is also a great. Kahe Point Beach Park is shallow near the shore and gets deeper as you head out further into the ocean.
ALULA BEACH WITH TURTLES HOW TO
How to Get There: Google Maps will take you to the trail head off of Napo’opo’o Rd. The trail that runs from the parking lot to the beach is wheelchair and baby. Kahe Point Beach Park, also known as Electric Beach, is located near a power plant that outflows clean, warm water into the ocean through two giant pipes. I managed in my beloved Birkenstocks–and saw others in flip flops–but wouldn’t repeat the trail in sandals. It is a short straight coastline with crystal turquoise water and gray sand, so you don't need special shoes. It is partially covered by trees which give natural shade. It is one of the beaches of Laniakea settlement, just 3.2 km from its center.

Alula Beach, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Honokahau, Kona. Here in the shallow water youll see them swimming and grazing, as well. Alula beach is in the 80th place out of 180 beaches in the Hawaii region 262.9km away from its center, the city of Honolulu. USA, Hawaii, Big Island, Green Sea Turtle on beach at Honokohau Small Boat. And honestly, jumping off a boat would have been so much easier than scraping myself up on the rocks and eroded concrete platform at the bay shoreline.ĭifficulty: Hard! It’s easy to slip on the steep, gravelly sections (the employee of the snorkeling shop we rented from was warning everyone about a woman who fell and broke her arm on the trail). Just south of Kona airport at Alula Beach is one of the best places to see honu.

If you’re wary of the hike, but still wanting to snorkel in the bay, there are a number of snorkeling tours that take you into Kealakekua Bay by boat. The hike back up can be brutal, but is well worth the snorkeling at Captain Cook monument, as well as the gorgeous views along the way. It is a haven for green sea turtles and they can be found grazing in the shallow waters on marine plant life and sunning themselves on the rocky structure of the remnants of the ancient fish trap built by early Hawaiians. Its seclusion means crowds are non-existent and marine life abounds. Umluj coast is as attractive to migratory birds as it is to humans. The Captain Cook Monument trail is an out and back trail that’s about two miles downhill, with sections that are steep and rocky and have gravel/rubble. This sandy white beach is off the beaten path, and worth any extra effort to get there. Green Hawksbill turtles, dolphins, dugong sea cows and more than 1,200 types of fishes. This path down to Kealakekua Bay and the Captain Cook Monument is so stunning! If you can hack the steep and difficult terrain, it’s probably the most beautiful hike in Kona.
