Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

6 AM

Lanikai Sunrise Hike (Pillboxes)

Ka'iwa Ridge Trailhead · Active

The must-do Oahu sunrise: 35-minute hike to WWII pillboxes perched above Lanikai with a 180-degree view of the Mokulua Islands and Kailua Bay.

7:30 AM

Kailua Farmers Market

Kailua Elementary · Market

Year-round Saturday market in the adjacent Kailua town with local farms, baked goods, fresh juice and lei vendors.

9 AM

Mokulua Islands Kayak

Lanikai / Kailua Beach · Active

Two-mile round-trip paddle across the bay to the Moku Nui sea-bird sanctuary. A cave on the far side of the island is accessible at low tide.

10 AM

Stand-Up Paddle on the Bay

Kailua Beach Park · Active

Rent a board from the park-side vendors and paddle between Lanikai and Kailua on the flat, turquoise inner bay.

7 PM

Live Music at Kailua Brewpub

Kona Brewing, Kailua · Music

Kona Brewing's windward Oahu location hosts live local music on weekend evenings — Hawaiian slack key, reggae and island standards.

Big Days

annual
January

Lanikai Swim Series

Open-water ocean swim races around the Mokulua Islands, organized by local paddling clubs from the Lanikai shore.

June

Windward Oahu Ocean Festival

Ocean sports and outrigger canoe racing on Kailua Bay, with food trucks and live Hawaiian music on the beach.

September

Windward Artisan Fair

Artists and craftspeople from across the windward coast gather in adjacent Kailua town for a weekend market and live music.

see you out there

Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

At Lanikai Beach, the sun sets at 1:11 AM today — about 13h 6m of daylight. Sunrise was 12:05 PM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Lanikai Beach update at the top of the conditions page.