Turtles

Getting there and Parking

Put Laniakea Beach into Google Maps, and Google will get you there. Parking is best along the Mauka side of the road (the side of the road closer to the mountains). Look for the white fences and park in the dirt along the side. If you are lucky, you might see horses behind those fences.  

Crossing the street is difficult here. There is no crosswalk, so you have to wait for the cars to stop for you. It is a very popular tourist spot, so there will be a lot of other people crossing the street too. Just be careful while crossing.

Where to See Them

Don’t confuse Turtle Bay with Laniakea Beach. Turtle Bay is a resort on the north shore of Oahu. Sometimes you can see turtles there. But Laniakea Beach, also known as Turtle Beach, is where the turtles really like to go to rest.

When you get onto the beach, walk to your right. Walk the way down to the end of the beach. You will have to walk a little ways down to see the turtles.

Throughout the day, Honu Guardian volunteers with Malama na Honu take shifts watching the sea turtles.

The best time to see turtles on Laniakea Beach is from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. A Honu Guardian told me that! I made the mistake of going at 9:00 am. She was already set up and waiting for the turtles, but she told me that the best chances of seeing turtles are at lunchtime

 Haleiwa, Wailua Coffee Farm, Haleiwa Town, Alii Beach to see turtles, and Kawela Bay. You may also visit the Banzai Pipeline, Sunset Beach, and Waimea Bay, where the huge waves are a sight to see during the winter months. Based on your interests, we can also visit the Mac Nut Farm, Shark’s Cove, and Aloha General Shave Ice.

Of course, along the way, you will get some of the best local comfort food Hawaii has to offer, including malasadas, coco puffs, spam musubi, and manapua!

Haleiwa Alii beach

Six years later, the cacao is flourishing and is grown and processed in Waialua. A special blend of the criollo, trinatario, and forestero varieties, the extra dark chocolate, is 70 percent cacao and marketed as Waialua Chocolate.

 at the Waialua Sugar Mill guests get a behind the scenes look at the processing of two common daily indulgences: chocolate and coffee.

Hauula--south of Marriott