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Hookena Beach Park

Address: 2-mi drive down road bordered by ruins of stone wall off Hwy. 11, 23 mi south of Kailua-Kona, HI | Map It
Phone: 808/961-8311

Category: Beaches
Location: South Kona

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Fodor's Review:

Driving south on Highway 11 from Kealakekua Bay, you'll see the sign for Hookena Beach Park. The road down to the quiet, out-of-the-way beach is narrow and steep, but the views are great. Plus you'll feel like you're venturing off the beaten path. By Hawaiian standards, this is an average beach (the water's nice for swimming, and there's a bit of snorkeling but nothing amazing), but that still makes it great for the rest of us. It's frequented mostly by the people from the nearby village; it's rarely crowded, except on weekends. The smallish beach, blessed with a few shade trees, is composed of black and white sand mixed with lava debris, which gives the sand an overall gray color. The bay is usually calm for swimming, snorkeling, and diving but caution is advised during high surf periods.

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