Kapahukapu (Manini Beach)

Kapahukapu (Manini Beach) runs about 48m (0.0km) along the Hawaii (Big Island) coast — a short stretch by Hawaiian standards. It faces south-west so it takes the afternoon sun and faces the sunset. There are 3 mapped parking areas nearby, the closest about 26m from the sand. On-beach facilities mapped here include shower.

Getting there & parking

Closest mapped parking is about 26m from the sand, with 3 parking areas within 600m.

Distances are to the nearest point of the beach. Only formal, mapped parking areas are counted — informal roadside and verge parking is common in Hawaii and is not recorded in OpenStreetMap, so there may be closer options than shown.

What's there

"Not mapped" means OpenStreetMap has no record — it may still exist on the ground.

Where it is

Who it suits

• Sunset — the sun sets over the water here year-round, as late as 7:05pm in July

Derived from mapped features, not opinion.

Sunrise & sunset at Kapahukapu (Manini Beach)

In June the sun is up at 5:45am and down at 7:03pm — 13h 18m of daylight, the longest days of the year here. By December that shrinks to 6:50am–5:48pm, 10h 58m.

This beach looks south-west (233°). The sun goes down out over the water here in every month of the year — it is a sunset beach whenever you come. The sunset point itself swings about 50° across the year, from WSW in December to WNW in June.

Times are for the 15th of each month in Hawaii Standard Time. Hawaii does not observe daylight saving, so these hold all year.

Calculated from this beach's coordinates using the NOAA solar position algorithm and checked against US Naval Observatory tables (agreement within a minute). Which direction the sun sets is worked out from the shoreline's orientation, not from the skyline — a headland, an offshore island or high ground behind the beach can hide the last few degrees.

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Where to stay

No lodging is mapped within 1.5km of this beach.

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Things to do nearby

OpenStreetMap rarely records gear rental, so bookable activities are searched via GetYourGuide (affiliate link).

Where Kapahukapu (Manini Beach) ranks

• The best-equipped beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #16
• Sunset beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #10
• Hawaii (Big Island) beaches you can park at — ranked #2
• Hawaii beaches you can park at — ranked #12

Positions come from mapped facilities and shoreline orientation, and each list explains exactly how it is ordered.

Other beaches on Hawaii (Big Island)

• Magic Sands Beach · 14.7km · 96m long · faces west
• Honl's Beach · 18.8km · 135m long · faces west
• 'Ai'ōpio Beach · 24.8km · 187m long
• Honokohau Harbor Beach · 25.4km · 521m long · faces south-west
• Ooma Beach · 29.2km · 496m long · faces west