Sunday, May 31, 2020 was too gorgeous of a day to stay inside. I felt like taking a stroll on a beach but wanted to stay on "my side" of the island, which is how my spouse and I ended up here.
THE BEACH:
Unless you searched the area on Google maps or golfed at the Waiehu Municipal Course, you'd never knew this place existed. Located within the Leisure Estates subdivision of Waiehu, it's a sliver of a beach separated into two sections by a natural formation of eroded coastline. The south end is a mix of sand, river rocks and driftwood. Hop over the jetty to the north side and you'll find all soft sand that abuts to the Waiehu Golf Course property. A few deteriorated cement support columns can be found here making me think there used to be a pier or dock here. Shade is almost non-existent so bring an umbrella. The ocean was calm and swimmable on this particular day but can be rough and choppy especially when north swells roll in. Views of Maui's north shore, Mount Haleakala and the West Maui Mountains behind you can't be beat! As far as facilities go, there was one picnic table that I saw and nothing else.
PARKING:
The tiny lot at the south end can fit maybe 3 cars but there's lots of shoulder parking on both sides of Lower Waiehu Beach Road along with a much larger parking lot at the north end.
TIP:
The combination of being located at a dead end road, along with a big parking lot can turn the place shady especially at night, so be careful. Thankfully no homeless folks were in the area during the day.
OVERALL:
No sunsets, no restrooms, no tourists, all beach.
这个安静的海滩是一个非常适合漫步和拍照的地方。那里只有两个当地人在钓鱼,还有美丽的沙滩。还有一些老旧的超大建筑物碎片,给人一种类似末日后的感觉。
我们并没有计划在那里待着,但我绝对能看出我们会再回去,花更多时间。