Kaʻena Point
Natural Area Reserve · Mokuleia, Hawaii
The westernmost tip of Oʻahu, where the Waianae and Waialua coasts meet and the road from each side stops short. In Hawaiian kaʻena means the heat, and the point is named after a brother or cousin of Pele. It is designated a Natural Area Reserve, protecting one of the last intact dune ecosystems in the main islands along with nesting Laysan albatross, wedge-tailed shearwaters and hauled-out monk seals behind a predator-proof fence.
Kaʻena Point Trail, Mokuleia, Hawaii, 96791, United States
Open in daylight and FREE, with no gate and no staff. ⚠ THERE IS NO ROAD TO THE POINT. It is reached on foot from either end of the old coastal track - about two and a half miles each way - and the road stops well short on both sides. ⚠ THERE IS NO SHADE, NO WATER AND NO FACILITIES ANYWHERE ON THE ROUTE. The predator-proof fence at the reserve has a gate; close it behind you.