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There is little doubt that many of the world’s most beautiful, isolated and breathtaking beaches are in Hawaii. The best news about beaches in Hawaii is they’re all public. There are no private beaches in the whole state. Anyone is welcome on all stretches of oceanside sand and rocky shoreline. But you have to access beaches legally which means looking for public paths. Hawaiian beaches can be notoriously fickle—calm and lovely one moment, treacherous and choppy the next—and Hawaii is the drowning capital of the United States. Well-populated and lifeguarded beaches typically have signs posted if conditions are dangerous so heed them.

Here is the list of 10 Best Beaches in Hawaii

1. Kauai, Hanalei Bay Beach

Beautiful Hanalei Bay on Kauai’s North Shore may be the most beautiful beach setting in all of Hawaii. It is the largest bay on the island and a nearly a perfect semi-circle of white sand. Behind the beach is an utterly breathtaking backdrop of waterfalls and emerald mountain peaks wrapped in mist, soaring thousands of feet towards the heavens. The beach is two miles long, 125 feet wide, and bordered by the Hanalei River to the east and the Waipa River to the west. The ocean bottom slopes gently to overhead depths, and there are large coral reefs at both ends of the bay. Every ocean recreation activity you can imagine is available, from boating and windsurfing to kayaking up the placid Hanalei River and the bay is very popular with serious surfers.

2. Oahu, Waikiki

The grandparent of all beaches, Waikiki has a 1.5-mile swath of sand that may be the most famous in the world. Deservedly so. It’s the place to people watch and thousands show up daily to swim and sunbathe, surf, sail, paddle and generally have fun. Made up of smaller, locally named beaches, it stretches from Kahanamoku Beach as in Duke, the famous Hawaiian swimming champion and goodwill ambassador, on the west end to Sans Souci Beach on the east end near the foot of Diamond Head. In between lies all manner of humanity, even if the fish count is minimal for snorkelers and divers. That’s not the point. If Oahu, the island, is the Gathering Place in the islands, Waikiki is its dance floor.

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