Beach Guide

Makena State Park (Pu'u Olai viewpoint)

Sunset behind Pu'u Olai and across the Alalakeiki Channel

Wild Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

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SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live Makena Beach Cam cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🌊

Bodysurfers

all afternoon

🐢

Honu (Turtles)

at dusk

🦭

Hawaiian Monk Seal

occasional

🌺

Hula Practitioners

sunset

🎸

Drum Circles

Sunday evenings

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Sunset view

the north lot

look southwest from the Pu'u Olai base for the full Channel view

Climb Pu'u Olai

20 min

scramble up the cinder cone for 360-degree views at sunset

State park

free entry

no fee, no reservation — just show up early

Wildlife

turtles & seals

honu haul out; monk seals rest on the sand occasionally

applause at the dip

Sunset time, countdown and the Sunset Score are computed live from Open-Meteo’s real cloud forecast at each day’s sunset hour. The in-page cam is an animated preview — tap “live cam” for the real Makena Beach Cam webcam. The Makena Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.