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the North Shore

Haleiwa Town

A small surf town with food trucks, shave ice, and slow traffic.

Haleiwa Town

Why go

The natural lunch stop for any North Shore day.

The catch

One road in and out, and it backs up badly in the afternoon - go early or late. The town itself costs nothing; the food trucks and shops are the spend.

How long
1-2 hours
With children
Yes
Effort
Easy
Cost
Free
Parking
Limited

Food trucksShave iceShoppingFamilies

Before you go

  • Lifeguard: Daily 8am-6:30pm

Getting there

Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.

From Waikīkī1 hr 1 min35 miles
From HNL airport1 hr 2 min31.5 miles
From Hale‘iwa2 min0.3 miles
From Turtle Bay28 min12.1 miles

Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.

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What else is close

Nearest by road, which is not the same as nearest on a map — and not the same as sharing a region either.

  • North Shore Country Market2 min awayA Saturday market on the school field at Sunset Beach.
  • Laniakea Beach5 min awayA small beach where green sea turtles come up to rest on the sand.
  • Old Waialua Sugar Mill8 min awayThe shut sugar mill at Waialua, now coffee roasting, soap making and a few shops in the old buildings.
  • Waimea Bay11 min awayA wide, deep bay. Flat and swimmable in summer, enormous waves in winter.
  • Shark's Cove14 min awayA rocky cove with the clearest snorkelling on the North Shore. No sharks.
  • Waimea Valley15 min awayA flat walk through a garden to a waterfall you can swim under.