Lanai Beach Resort - All-inclusive Hotel & Dive Hawaii

Lanai, Hawaii, offers over 18 miles sandy shore and crystal clear water, consequently the beaches of Lanai allow excellent sun bathing, scuba dive, snorkeling and watching of marine life. It has also a few well developed all-inclusive resorts dotted with comfortable hotels.

A beach guide of Lanai should include:

Huawai Bay

This small but beautiful bay is located below the Manele golf course. Few tourists see this lovely area, it is mostly frequented by local fisherman because is very difficult to access it from the Po'opo'o Fisherman Trail. The tiny sand beach is isolated and surrounded by small sea cliffs. The water offshore is deep, blue and hosts excellent snorkeling and scuba dive when the sea is calm.

Hulopo'e Beach

This protected beach resort is the safest place on the island and allow excellent swimming. It's beautiful white sand beach and underwater coral formations makes it the central recreational area on Lanai. The Manele Bay Hotel sits on the bluff overlooking the best beach resort of the island. The beach is located in a protected Marine Life Conservation Area and there are many colorful fish as well as unique coral formations. To the left of the beach is Pu'u Pehe Rock, also known as "Sweetheart Rock".

Polihua Beach

This beach is located approximately 11 miles north of Lanai City. It's accessible by vehicles only from the Polihua Trail, at the end of Polihua Road. This beach is one of the most famous green sea turtle nesting beaches in Hawaii and a very good place to watch the whales. Water conditions can be extremely hazardous and for this reason is not very safe for swimming, especially if tourists are not experienced swimmers. When the water conditions are right surfing there is great, but only for expert surfers.

Puu Pehe (Sweetheart Rock)

It can be reached following the shoreline from the left side of Hulopoe Beach. This beach resort is a large cove lined with a white sand beach. A sea stack known as "Sweetheart Rock" lies offshore. According to legend, Puu Pehe, a young girl, drowned in a sea cave. Her lover, with help from the Gods, brought back her body and buried it. The cove's very clear waters contain abundant marine life affording excellent swimming, snorkeling and scuba dive.

Sharks Bay

Sharks Bay is a small area located to the left of Hulopo'e Beach, far away by the all-inclusive hotels of the island. It's divided by a red lava rock tongue of land that go out into the ocean. This area of lava is a perfect place to hike and to obtain great views of the coastline. The cove is sandy and secluded from the main beach area, so it's a perfect area for picnic or sunbathing. Swimming there is not recommended due to strong currents and numerous rocks. Shark's Bay is separated by a small rock outcropping from Shark's Cove, a much smaller crescent of sand. Shark's Bay is much easier to reach and offers awsome sights.

Shipwreck Beach

One of the most interesting hikes on Lanai is the trek down Shipwreck Beach. The beach stretches over miles of northeast coast of Lanai fronting the Kalohi Channel, wich separates Lanai from Molokai. This channel is known for its strong currents and numerous reefs. Many ship disappeared along this channel - thus the name, Shipwreck Beach. One wreck is the World War II ship named "Liberty" that is sunken on a reef close to shore. The first recorded shipwreck was in 1824 when the British ship "Alderman Wood" sunken on a reef. Two years later an American ship, "London", caring a cargo of gold and silver sunk along this coast. It is uncertain how much gold and silver was ever recovered!
This beach actually consist from sand, lava rock and boulders. It is a great place for beach activities, especially the eight mile section that fronts Molokai. Due to trade winds this area is continuously windswept and hammered by currents from Kalohi and Auau channels. The beach is guarded by a wide reef, so swimming in this area is extremely unsafe. Heavy winds come through the Pailolo channel, which separates Maui and Molokai, creating incredibly strong currents in the area. A fishing village, the Federation Camp, was built there.

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