the North Shore
Laniakea Beach
A small beach where green sea turtles come up to rest on the sand.
Why go
You can usually see honu, wild and up close.
The catch
Parking is on the far side of a busy highway and people cross carelessly. Stay well back from the turtles - keeping your distance is required by law.
- How long
- 30-45 min
- With children
- Yes
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free
- Parking
- Difficult
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 Waikīkī | 1 hr | 35.8 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 1 hr 2 min | 32.3 miles |
| From Hale‘iwa | 4 min | 1.3 miles |
| From Turtle Bay | 23 min | 10.6 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 Market4 min awayA Saturday market on the school field at Sunset Beach.
- Haleiwa Town5 min awayA small surf town with food trucks, shave ice, and slow traffic.
- Waimea Bay6 min awayA wide, deep bay. Flat and swimmable in summer, enormous waves in winter.
- Shark's Cove9 min awayA rocky cove with the clearest snorkelling on the North Shore. No sharks.
- Old Waialua Sugar Mill10 min awayThe shut sugar mill at Waialua, now coffee roasting, soap making and a few shops in the old buildings.
- Waimea Valley10 min awayA flat walk through a garden to a waterfall you can swim under.