Queen Kapi'olani Beach

Queen Kapi'olani Beach runs about 464m (0.5km) along the Oahu coast — a mid-sized beach by Hawaiian standards. It faces east so it catches the morning sun. There are 12 mapped parking areas nearby, the closest about 159m from the sand. On-beach facilities mapped here include drinking water, shower, toilets.

Getting there & parking

Closest mapped parking is about 159m from the sand, with 12 parking areas within 600m. At least one is marked free. At least one charges a fee.

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

• Families and long days — toilets nearby and parking close to the sand
• Early starts — sunrise is over the water year-round, from 5:49am in June
• Eating without driving — 12 places to eat are mapped within 1km
• Arriving without a car — 12 bus stops are mapped within 500m

Derived from mapped features, not opinion.

When to go

Driest months are June, July, August. Warmest are August, September, July.

30-year normals (1991–2020) from NOAA NCEI station WAIKIKI 717.2, 0.7km away.

Sunrise & sunset at Queen Kapi'olani Beach

In June the sun is up at 5:49am and down at 7:15pm — 13h 25m of daylight, the longest days of the year here. By December that shrinks to 7:01am–5:52pm, 10h 51m.

This beach looks east (87°). The sun sets behind the land from here, not over the water. Sunrise is the one over the water — every month of the year — so this is a morning beach rather than an evening one. The sunrise point itself swings about 50° across the year, from ENE in June to ESE in December.

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.

Live view

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Where to stay

10 hotels, resorts and rentals are mapped within 1.5km of this beach, the closest about 88m away.

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Things to do nearby

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

Where Queen Kapi'olani Beach ranks

• The best-equipped beaches on Oahu — ranked #3
• The best-equipped beaches in Hawaii — ranked #3
• Family beaches on Oahu — ranked #2
• Family beaches in Hawaii — ranked #2

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

Other beaches on Oahu

• Waikīkī Beach · 0.6km · 916m long
• Kaimana beach · 0.7km · 164m long · faces east
• Mākālei Beach · 1.4km · 107m long · faces south
• Lē'ahi Beach · 1.8km · 68m long · faces south
• Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park · 2.0km · 943m long