Hanalei Bay Beach, Kauai

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Hanalei Beach is really 2 beaches in one. Hanalei Bay itself indents the coast a full 1 mile. Gentle waves roll across the face of half-moon Hanalei Bay, running up to the wide, golden sand. A sandy, horseshoe-shaped strip of sand curves the full length of Hanalei Bay. Along this 2 miles of sand, the Kauai government has built two parks:: Hanalei Beach Park and Waioli Beach Park. Each has picnic areas, restrooms, and marvelous ocean and mountain views. Behind you, sheer volcanic ridges laced by waterfalls rise to 4,000 feet just 3 miles (5km) inland.

There are coral reefs on either side and a patch of coral in the middle--plus a sunken ship that belonged to a king, -- a divers paradise. Swimming is excellent year-round, especially in summer, when Hanalei Bay becomes a big, placid lake. The aquamarine water is also great for bodyboarding, surfing, fishing, windsurfing, canoe paddling, kayaking, and boating (there's a boat ramp on the west bank of the Hanalei River). The area known as Black Pot, near the pier, is particularly good for swimming, snorkeling, and surfing. Facilities include a pavilion, restrooms, picnic tables, and parking. This beach is always packed with both locals and visitors, but you can usually find your own place in the sun by strolling down the shore; the bay is big enough for everyone.

Facilities
--- Life guard
--- Boat Launch
--- Pavilion,
--- Restrooms,
--- Picnic tables
--- Parking
--- Commercial and shopping are nearby

Condition
--- Clean
--- Sand with sediment
--- Plenty of Parking
--- Small surf
--- No vehicles on beach
--- 30 feet to next visitor
--- Locals outnumber visitors

Activities
--- Year round swimming
--- Bodyboarding,
--- Beginner surfing,
--- Snorkeling
--- Diving
--- Fishing,
--- Windsurfing,
--- Canoe paddling,
--- Kayaking,
--- Boating
--- Watch sun sets

Directions -- 10 min 3 miles --
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---Turn right out of Princeville on Highway 56. Drive to Hanalei and turn right on Aku Road -- just after the Tahiti Nui restaurant. Then another right on Weke Road. You will see the Hanalei Beach access. Turn left on Weke and you get to Waioli Beach Park.
--- An alternative is to drive to follow the directions to

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Hawaii Lanikai Beach, Oahu

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Considered by many locals to be the best swimming beach in Hawaii, Lanikai’s clear waters, clean, wide beach, and swaying coconut palms also make it a photographer’s dream. A mile-long stretch of powdered-sugar sand is perfect for sunbathing. Sparkling turquoise waters sheltered by a wide, protective offshore reef provide ideal swimming conditions. Other popular activities on Lanikai include kayaking, outrigger canoeing, sailing, surfing, and windsurfing. With the twin Mokulua Islands in the distance, Lanikai Beach truly lives up to its translated name of "heavenly sea."

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Hawaii

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This article is about the U.S. state. For its "Big Island", see Hawaii (island). For other uses, see Hawaii (disambiguation).

Hawaii ( /həˈwaɪ.iː/ (help·info) or /həˈwaɪʔiː/ in English; Hawaiian: Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi) is the newest of the 50 U.S. states (August 21, 1959), and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It occupies most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. Hawaii's natural beauty, warm tropical climate, inviting waters and waves, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists alike. Due to its mid-Pacific location, Hawaii has many North American and Asian influences along with a vibrant native culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.
The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are (from the northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The last is by far the largest and is often called "The Big Island" to avoid confusion with the state as a whole. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
In standard American English, Hawaii is generally pronounced /həˈwaɪ.iː/. In the Hawaiian language, it is generally pronounced [həˈwɐiʔi] or [həˈvɐiʔi]. Hawaii has produced one U.S. President, Barack Obama.

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The best 10 beach in hawaii.


  • Lanikai Beach, Oahu

  • Hanalei Bay Beach, Kauai

  • Kaanapali - Black Rock Beach, Maui

  • Hanauma Bay, Oahu

  • Ke'e Beach Park, Kauai

  • Kapalua Bay Beach, Maui

  • Hapuna Beach State Park, Big Island

  • Hulopoe Beach, Lanai

  • Poipu Beach, Kauai

  • Papohaku Beach, Molokai

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Maldives beach of dream

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The Maldives ( /ˈmɒldaɪvz/ (help·info) or /ˈmɒldiːvz/), (Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ Dhivehi Raa'je) or Maldive Islands, officially Republic of Maldives, is an island country in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls stretching in a north-south direction off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago. It stands in the Laccadive Sea, about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka.
The atolls of Maldives encompass a territory spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making it one of the most disparate countries in the world. It features 1,192 islets, of which two hundred are inhabited.[5] The Republic of Maldives capital and largest city is Malé, with a population of 103,693 (2006). It is located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll, in the Kaafu Atoll. It is also one of the Administrative divisions of the Maldives. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties ruled and where the palace was located.
The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in both population and area. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is the lowest country on the planet.[6] It is also the country with the lowest highest point in the world, at 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in).[6]





Etymology of "Maldives"
See also: Names of Maldives

The name "Maldives" may derive from Maale Dhivehi Raajje ("The Island Kingdom [under the authority of] Malé"), the local name for the Maldives. The island nation was synonymous with its capital "Maale" and sometimes called 'Mahaldeeb', and the people were called Maldivian 'Dhivehin'. The word Dheeb/Deeb (archaic Dhivehi, a corruption of Dweep (द्वीप) in Sanskrit) means 'island' and Dhives (Dhivehin) means 'islanders' (i.e., the Maldivians). During the colonial era, the Dutch referred to the country as Maldivische Eilanden in their documentation, while "Maldive Island" is the anglicized version of the local name used by the British, which later came to be written as Maldives.[citation needed]
The ancient Sri Lankan chronicle, the Mahawamsa refers to an island called Mahiladiva or 'Island of Women' (ंअहिलदिभ) in Pali. The Mahawamsa is derived from an even older Sinhala work dating back to the 2nd century BC.[citation needed]
Some scholars theorize that the name "Maldives" derives from the Sanskrit mālādvīpa (द्मालावीप), meaning "garland of islands".[7] None of the names are mentioned in any literature, but classical Sanskrit texts dating back to the Vedic times mention the "Hundred Thousand Islands" (Lakshadweepa), a generic name which would include not only the Maldives, but also the Laccadives and the Chagos island groups.[8]
Some medieval Arab travelers such as Ibn Batuta called the islands "Mahal Dibiyat" (مهل دبيأت) from the Arabic word Mahal ("place").[9] This is the name currently inscribed in the scroll of the Maldive state emblem. The classical Yemeni name for Maldives is Dibajat.[10]
Philostorgius, an Arian Greek historian who relates (circa AD 354) about a Divoeis (the Divaeans, pronounced Divians) hostage after fulfilling his mission to the Homerites, sailed to his island home known as "Divus" (Maldives).[11] The current name 'Maldives' also might have come from the Sinhalese word Maala Divaina, which means Necklace Islands, perhaps referring to the shape of the archipelago.[citation needed]

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