We just got back from our 8-day trip to the Big Island of Hawaii and we are going to share our top 30 best beaches/snorkeling spots. We stayed in Kailua-Kona on the west side, so we started our adventures north of Kona up on the northwest side of the island. We then headed south along the west coast of the Big Island. From the southernmost point we headed east along the southern coast. Here’s a list of the beaches and snorkeling spots in order. We also have a full video for each destination. We didn’t make it to Hilo and that side of the island so we will have to do a different video for that side when we go back. This list should help you maximize your time on the Big Island of Hawaii if you are staying on the west side by Kailua-Kona. Enjoy!
1. 00:27 Kapa’a Beach Park
2. 01:02 Mahukona Beach Park
3. 01:38 Spencer Beach Park
4. 02:07 Mau’umae Beach
5. 02:53 Mauna Kea Beach
6. 03:49 Hapuna Beach
7. 05:04 Waialea Beach
8. 05:35 Puako Bay
9. 06:31 49 Black Sand Beach
10. 07:31 A-Bay Beach
11. 09:21 Kiholo State Park Reserve
12. 11:24 Kukio Beach
13. 12:26 Manini’owali Beach (Kua Bay)
14. 13:25 Makalawena Beach
15. 14:22 Mahai’ula Beach
16. 15:10 Kekaha Kai State Beach
17. 15:51 O’oma Beach
18. 17:03 Kohanaiki Beach Park
19. 17:52 Pine Trees Surfing Beach
20. 18:50 Magic Sands Beach Park
21. 19:43 Kahalu’u Beach Park
22. 21:02 Captain Cook Monument Hike and Snorkeling
23. 22:22 Two Step Beach
24. 23:53 Ho’okena Beach Park
25. 24:33 Pebbles Beach
26. 25:16 South Point Cliff Dive
27. 25:56 Papakolea Green Sand Beach
28. 26:53 Punalu’u Black Sand Beach
29. 27:41 Kehena Black Sand Beach
30. 28:05 Pohoiki Black Sand Beach at Isaac Hale Beach Park
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We were on the big island two years ago and did a lot of the places on this video, but you gave me a bunch of additional ideas that I’m adding to our itinerary for our return next week!
I would love to swim with dolphin at Manini’Owali Beach. What time did you go and what month did you go? I’ll be going there early August.
I love his videos and all the strategic points. I love the editing and serenity of the video. Many Congratulations
The first visit to the big island I fell in love with telescopes and watched the sunset at the top of the Volcano, the beaches are divine and with this video we will visit the beaches we did not know. Thank you Total
What time of the year did you go? The conditions look so good at every spot. What time of the day did you go? Do you use any snorkeling condition website?