Hawaii Beaches: A Welcome Retreat For Tourists And Sports Enthusiasts

The Hawaii  islands are world renowned for some of the world's best beached.  One of the most often used of the Hawaii beaches is  located on the island of Oahu, along the southeast coast of Waikiki beach.

By means of introduction, it may be helpful for you to know a bit about the geographical layout of Hawaii.  There are 8  principal islands that comprise the island chain.  Nihau is  the smallest inhabited island.  It has some of the more untouched Hawaii beaches in the state. Many people have chosen to make their home on islands such as Oahu, Molokai and Lanai to be further away from the tourist crowd.   Tourists are certainly welcome since tourism supplies the state of Hawaii with about a fourth of its annual gross domestic products since becoming a state in 1959.

One thing that may stand out in the minds of many visiting Hawaii beaches are the large rock seawalls built offshore. While the walls serve to protect the beaches from erosion during severe weather, they also serve as a barricade to some of the more dangerous fish species that survive in the warm tropical waters. Sharks and barracuda are common in the waters and remaining inside the break wall can help assure the safety of swimmers.

Hawaii Beaches & Evidence of Volcanic Origin

The Hawaii group of islands have been formed over millions of years of volcanic eruptions.  Many lava flows are evident throughout the islands in the chain. Some of the Hawaii beaches are made of  black sand, caused possible  from thousands of years of oceanic activity on the lava that flowed into the water. One of the most famous mountains in Hawaii, Diamondhead is a large lava mountain, readily visible for the Hawaii beaches at Waikiki.

Off the shores of the big island Hawaii, there are beaches surrounding most of the island, but these Hawaii beaches are not as complete for tourism as those on Oahu or even Maui.  

Many tourist areas of the islands, such as the northeast cliffs of Molokai may offer breath-taking scenery, but due to the landscape, the Hawaii beaches on part of this island are not accessible to most visitors.

Even though there is much more to Hawaii than just beaches, spending a few hours during  your visit to enjoy the Hawaii beaches is simply a must!  You have seen them so often in movies and in attractive vacation brochures, you simply cannot go that far and not enjoy the feel of the sand running through your toes on the beaches of Hawaii.