Location: Kapaau
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What to do and see in Kapaau, Hawaii (HI): The Best Nature & Parks
Kapaʻau is an unincorporated community in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Located at the northern tip of the big island of Hawaii, it is celebrated as the birthplace of Kamehameha I.
Restaurants in Kapaau
1. Hawai'i Wildlife Center
2. Pololu Valley
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By jsick1 - Somerville, United States
Easy access for the feeble tourist to take a hair-raising photo of Pololu's beach from the street. But the real champion treks down the fairly steep and extremely short path to a microcosm of exploration (see pictures). No bathrooms. Parking is unorganized along the dead end street. No nagging park officers. No trash cans. Beach is extremely rocky, no good for swimming.
3. Pololu Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By LakeMichiganGirl
Our family of 5 (3 teens) all enjoyed this hike. Do be smart and wear supportive shoes and bring water. The kids did not want to take waters (teens) and the regretted it on the hike return hike. The hike down to the beach is steep, short but you need to watch your steps as the trail is very uneven. The return hike is very steep and uphill so pace yourself. One person in our group went a bit too fast and had to stop half way up to catch her breadth, and get water as she was getting dizzy. I would not hike here is it has been raining because it would be too slippery to safely hike down. The scenery at the bottom is simply amazing. Beautiful views of the valley, fun rope swings, great beach with sand and rocks. You could spend a long time down there, or not. We've been to the look out before but never ventured down and boy were we glad we did!
4. Keokea Beach Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By 2MetreMan - Island of Hawaii, United States
We were looking for a new, peaceful venue to do some personal work in Nature, and this place popped up in our research. What a gem!! Reports said that it was "popular with locals" and because it is kind of out of the way, that appears to be true. Two or three local guys were fishing using throw nets while we were there. We visited on a Thursday and it was anything but crowded. There's a small, curvy, sometimes one-lane roadway in to the park, but so well worth the drive! There's a man-made "breakwater" of rocks across one side of the bay, which has created a small "inlet" with a sloping, sandy "beach" - good for children to splash around in (lots of little, amusing crabs and some small fish!), but not for swimming. The breakwater is a good place to (carefully) climb up on and watch the breakers roll in. Beautiful, wooded clifftops with white breakers at their bases lie as a vista seawards, and Maui can be seen if the sky is clear enough of clouds. The park is very well-kept, with a large pavilion, plus a smaller one atop a rocky outcrop above the small "beach." Several picnic tables are available around the park. A shower, clean toilets, a beautiful ambience - truly, this place is a gem. It does not have the "standard white sand beach" so if that's what you are looking for, save your time for elsewhere, but if you enjoy natural energy - try Keokea Beach Park! You won't be sorry!! ???? ????
5. Kamehameha Park
6. Kapa’a Beach Park
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By Berrywin - Los Angeles, United States
We stopped here to check out the snorkeling possibilities (yes, there are & diving too!) & found out it's a well known place to watch whales. We saw a number of whales both times we visited. The second time was there was huge surf, some waves sending spray higher than the pavilion roof.
