Where is the pink sand beach in Maui?

Kaihalulu Beach is accessible via the Hana Highway. There's minimal parking on this part of the road, so we suggest parking by the Hana Ballpark and walking.



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Visit Maui's Best Beaches
  • Makena Beach State Park.
  • Honomanu Bay.
  • La Perouse Bay.
  • Koki Beach.
  • Charley Young Beach.
  • Oneuli Beach.
  • Ho'okipa Beach Park.
  • Olowalu.


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From Wailea, head south on Wailea Alanui Drive. Follow it as it changes names to Makena Alanui Drive, and then Makena Road. A short distance past the turn-offs for Big Beach, you'll see a pretty stone wall with a door-way sized opening and a blue beach access sign on the south end. This is the entrance to Secret Cove.

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Pink Sands Beach is the place to go for natural beauty, elegant resorts and most importantly, three miles of perfectly pink sand and gentle waters. The ocean is ideal for swimming - warm throughout the year and generally calm, protected from the rolling waves of the Atlantic by a coral reef.

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It's only with a close look that the beach will look pink when the sun is burning high. Instead, the late afternoon on a sunny day is the best time to see the beach at it's best. The low light and warm hues of the late afternoon sun really picks out the red bits of sand.

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Blue: Vaadhoo, Maldives This color might be cheating, but it's no less spectacular for it. Bioluminescent phyto plankton around the Maldives occasionally washes up onto the shore, making the sand glow in the dark in a dazzling shade of aqua blue.

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South Maui, however, has the highest number of sunbath-able white-sand gems, include the three winners of Kamaole Beach Parks I, II, and III; situated side by side, and you can beach-hop without having to step foot into your car.

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After decades of sand theft, suddenly the Pink Beach wasn't so pink anymore and it was starting its bleaching process. In 1998 the National Park decided to close access to the beach in order to preserve what is was left of it and hope for the conditions to recreate.

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This exceptional beach gets its striking color from microscopic animals called Foraminifera, which produces a red pigment on the coral reefs.

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Entrance fee is 5 USD per person (October 2022), parking at the beaches parking lot is 10 USD per car (plus entrance fee).

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Turtle Town Maui is the long stretch of coastline in between Nahuna Point and Black Sand Beach in the southern district of Makena. Although a large area, generally, most people who say 'Turtle Town' are specifically referring to Maluaka Beach.

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Secret beach is one of the 'clothing optional' beaches on the island. Though the Kauai county authorities sometimes stress on nudity ban on the island's beaches, this is where nude sunbathers often seek refuge.

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