Polihua Beach, Hawaii, United States

5honu-lover 5:00 PM Aug 28, 2005

Have a Beach to Yourself
You need to rent a jeep to access the road leading down the mountain to the beach. The road is red dirt and you will get a free red dirt shirt, whether you want one or not, if you leave the top down on your jeep. The trail takes about 30 to 40 minutes and winds through the Garden of the Gods before it comes out on the beach. The current is really strong, so you can't swim here. But the view of miles and miles of clean sand with no one else around is spectacular. You are directly across the channel from Moloka`i. I could clearly see the Diamond Head side of `Oahu in the distance. You can't drive on the beach, but the road runs alongside the sand in both directions.

5daveak 5:00 PM Jul 27, 2011

Beautiful isolated beach.
It's amazing that a beach this big and beautiful doesnt have anyone on it. I've been to Polihua a few times over the years and it never has anyone on it. For one thing it's remote the other is that the water is very dangerous. It gets deep fast and it will suck you out to sea quick if you go out too far. They don't call it the Tahiti Express for nothing. It's also not a beach to lay out on when it's windy. You will get sandblasted. Wonderful drive thru Garden of the Gods. It is well worth it.