Travel Reference
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car. If you're walking from downtown Lahaina, the quickest access to the nicest part of
beach is to turn off Front Street onto Kai Pali Place where you will notice a shoreline ac-
cess path. If you are coming from downtown Lahaina, this turn will be about three minutes
after you pass the Hard Rock Café.
Wahikuli and Hanakao'o Beach Parks (Canoe Beach)
On the northern tip of Lahaina, these two beach parks comprise the strip of land between
Front Street and Ka'anapali.
Wahikuli
is the beach closer to Lahaina, and
Hanakao'o
is the one at the southern edge of the Hyatt. Of the two beaches, Wahikuli offers better
swimming, although a secret about Hanakao'o is that on the days when the main stretch of
Ka'anapali Beach is windy, Hanakao'o stays tucked in a cove where the wind can barely
reach. Hanakao'o is also known as Canoe Beach since this is where many of the outrig-
ger canoe regattas are held on Saturday mornings. As of the time of writing, a new beach
path was being constructed so visitors can walk or ride bicycles from the south end of
Ka'anapali through Hanakao'o, Wahikuli, and down to Front Street in Lahaina.
a secluded cove at “Shark Pit” (Makila Beach)
