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Oahu's Kailua, meaning "two seas" or "two currents," is named after either the two lagoons located on the island or the two currents that run through Kailua Bay. Steady trade winds make Kailua Beach a great windsurfing and kite-flying destination. Kailua Beach Park features pristine white sand and views of the offshore island known as Moko nui or "two islands."
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1. Kailua Beach Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,120 reviews
Kailua Beach Adventures(KBA) is the most complete water sports outfitters by Kailua Beach. Specializing in guided kayak tours, kayak rentals, snorkeling, stand-up-paddling, boogie boards, surfing and bike rentals, KBA looks to share their 'stoke' for the ocean. As one of the only companies allowed to hold permits to kayak to the Mokulua "Twin Islands" and Flat Island, the choice is clear. The pro-shop carries all of the latest brands of sunglasses, UV-Shirts and beach accessories, and is located 100 yards from Kailua Beach Park. Free parking, showers and dressing rooms are available on site. Open 7 days/week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, including Holidays. No Kayak Rentals or Island Tours are permitted in Kailua on Sundays but we do rent paddle boards and all other equipment.
2. Segway of Hawaii- Kailua
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5.0 based on 195 reviews
We offer an incredibly fun, eco-friendly, and easy way to see more of the beautiful Kailua and Lanikai communities. Like nothing you imagined, come explore with us how it feels to be gliding on air in perfect sync with everything around you!
3. Kailua Ocean Adventures
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5.0 based on 214 reviews
We are a full service Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Tour company. We aim to showcase the beauty of Kailua Beach Park and educate the residents and visitors of Hawaii the island's culture and history. All of our canoe tours are guided by local watermen and lifeguards who will ensure our guests safety and guaranteed experience of a lifetime. Our tours range from 1-3 hours along with snorkeling, education about the Hawaii history and ecosystem, canoe sailing, canoe paddling, and canoe surfing. Please check out our website and social media platforms for more insight on our tours!
4. Donna's Detours - Private Tours of Oahu
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5.0 based on 74 reviews
With a private tour of Oahu you won't waste a moment. Your private tour guide will customize the day based on your interests: scenic lookouts, North Shore, hiking, history, beaches, local foods and more. You decide how much time we spend at sights along the way. We pick you up at your hotel or cruise ship in Honolulu in a clean, air conditioned minivan stocked with bottled water, tropical juices and snacks. Let us create a memorable experience you'll talk about long after you get home from Hawaii. Avoid the big bus!
5. Pedego Electric Bikes Kailua
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5.0 based on 82 reviews
Pedego Kailua offers hourly or daily rentals of electric bicycles as well as guided tours of Kailua Town and it's hidden treasures on electric bicycles. Cruiser Rentals $16.00/hour or $60.00/day. Tours $149.00/ 2 hour tour (includes lunch) or $259.00 4 hour tour (includes lunch)
Reviewed By Jillshonestreviews
Very nice and helpful. Made sure we were comfortable riding in the parking lot and gave good suggestions of where to ride. They were a little hard to contact. We scheduled online and wanted to change the time but could never get in touch with them so we had to go at our original time but once we got there, they were great.
6. We Go! Island Canoe
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5.0 based on 129 reviews
Hawaiian outrigger canoe rides and scenic paddle adventures Hawaii. Experience Hawaii's true beauty and culture beyond the clutter of hotels and tourist beaches. We will explore world famous beaches Kailua and Lanikai, the offshore Mokulua islands, and even the iconic Hawaiian crater Diamond head. Enjoy a once in a lifetime opportunity of canoe surfing, Hawaii's true roller coaster ride!
7. Kailua Beach Park
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4.5 based on 2,987 reviews
Reviewed By Vladimiramirela - Mississauga, Canada
For less experienced and brave swimmers, this is a perfect setting. Close to washroom facilities, with lots of parking within convenient distance and many shaded spots under the trees, this beach offers enough room for everybody to sit or walk around, without feeling crowded, even during the weekend days. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking, with nearby rock formations, and amazingly turquois water. As the slope into the waves is not too steep, even when the ocean is pretty rough, swimming is quite safe. The villages of Kailua and nearby Lanikai also offer many places to eat, have a good coffee or browse for souvenirs. Excellent location!
8. Lanikai Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,992 reviews
Reviewed By Scubaluvr - Coto de Caza, United States
Had a great afternoon at this beach. Cannot imagine how crowded it must be in the summer. Hard to get parking in the side roads. Take an umbrella for shade. Nice for the day
9. Windward WaterSports
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4.5 based on 59 reviews
Windward Watersports offers a full range of ocean activities, including: Kaying, snorkeling, surfing, standup paddleboarding, bike rentals and kiteboarding! Come in today or checkout our website for more information!
10. Olomana Three Peaks Trail
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4.5 based on 132 reviews
Reviewed By riverbenthic - Los Angeles, United States
Here's the deal - this hike is extremely dangerous. You're risking your life to get a photo on top of the first peak. Past that it get's even riskier. I read all of the reviews before my wife and I hiked it, and came to the faulty conclusion that all of the extreme danger came into play if you went past the first peak and attempted the second and third peaks. That is false. There is a section where you risk your life to make it to the top of the first peak. It is a cool hike, and you get a great workout because it's all uphill. But you end up having to make a ridiculous choice at the end of the hike. There are four or five roped sections because the incline is so steep - nearly vertical in some places. If you fall on one of these sections, there's a high probability that you'll break a bone. Of course, if you hit your head, it could be fatal. That's pretty bad, but just wait... The most dangerous section is at the very, very end. When you're about 20 to 30 feet from the top of the first peak, you have to climb a giant rock section to summit in order to get your picture. It's nearly vertical, and if you would slip and fall, you will die. There is no rope, and the fall is hundreds of feet down. You're on the knife-edge of the ridge, and you have to do short section of straight-up free climbing. It's ridiculously dangerous. Of course, you'll want to risk it to get your picture since you hiked for hours to get there, and you're just about there. And you've seen all of the pics online of the folks who have summited. And you can't get the view and picture from the spot you're in. Maybe there's even some folks coming down from the peak - they did it, so why can't you? So we scaled that section to get the picture, but the whole time I knew that it was stupid and risky. Coming down from the peak is even worse because you can clearly see that you will absolutely die if you slip even once. Your nervousness does not help. Then coming down the roped sections becomes worse too because you can see that you'll break a limb or crack your head open if you fall. The fact that so many people summit the first peak without fatal consequences must show that when your life is on the line, you will tend to rise to the challenge out of an instinctive will to live. But why take that chance for a picture? But make no mistake, you are risking your life and the lives of your family/friends/partner/etc.,... if you do this hike. That last pitch to the first peak should technically only be attempted with a harness, ropes, and a belay partner. It's true rock-climbing with deadly consequences. Obviously, we made it back o.k but I told myself that I'd write a review to warn others that you do indeed have to risk your life to summit the first peak. It's just stupid. Attempting the second and third peaks is even more dangerous. Google Olomana Trail/Olomana Mountain to read all of the stories of people losing their lives or having to be rescued with helicopters. There are other hikes on Oahu that give you spectacular views of the ocean from up high. Even though it's also an intense workout to get to the top of the other hikes, you don't have to risk death to get the picture and have a great day. I would recommend choosing one of the pillbox hikes instead. We did those too, and I think that the pictures are even better. (I rated this hike with five stars in the hope that more people would read it).
