Big Beach Maui's Best Beach Location for Sunbathing and Scenery

"Big Beach" Maui's Best Beach Location
for Sunbathing and Scenery



Known as a quiet beach with no commercial
development and plenty of places to spread out
"Big Beach" is regarded as the best or #1 beach
in Maui. Parking is easy and the area is blocked
from getting big surf making it safer than other
beach locations.

Address: Makena Rd, Kihei, HI 96753
Phone:(800) 525-6284
Hours: Open today · 6AM–6PM

Information:
Makena State Beach aka "Big Beach" is a large
stretch of beach on the south side of Maui
and is regarded as the "best beach" since it
is quiet with no developments nearby.

"Big Beach" is also next to "Little Beach" the
"nude beach" area of the Maui Island and the
area is known for amazing beauty and tranquility.

Big Beach is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long
and more than 100 feet (30 m) wide.

See more Hawaii beaches including Maui Hawaii beaches
and things to do at the link below and on our
homepage http://1hawaiilife.blogspot.com 

Papalaua Beach Park Maui Hawaii

Papalaua Beach Park Maui Hawaii / Papalaua Wayside Park

Papalaua Wayside Park
Mile 11/12, Honoapiilani Highway

Contact (808) 661-4685

Hours Sun Up to Sun Down

Just south of Lahaina Maui on the Highway 30 sits a tranquil
beach and park location called. "Papalaua Beach Park".

Known as a peaceful place with small beach parking areas
and private little sections of beach this offers a more relaxed
and remote beach setting.

"Papalaua Beach Park" is a beautiful beach area stretching
along the Highway 30 and consisting of 6.7 acres.

Here is more information on Papalaua Beach Park in Maui Hawaii.

Provisions	Information
Park size	6.7 acres
Park structures	None
Swimming	Beach access for surfing, snorkeling and kayaking
Picnic areas	Five tables, two BBQ
Sports	Camping; no camping on Wednesdays and Thursdays
Activities	None
Parking	No designated parking; one 60 sq. foot gravel clearing
Public Restrooms	Portable Restrooms
Water	None
ADA Accessibility	One ADA Portable
Electrical	None
Offices	None
Telephones	Emergency callbox at Mile 10.5 on Hono'apiilani Highway
Emergency	Maui Police Department: 9-1-1

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Humpback Whale Whatching Maui Hawaii with "Ultimate Whale Watch"

Humpback Whale Watching Maui Hawaii with "Ultimate Whale Watch"



Whale watching is big in Hawaii and especially in the Maui area where
seeing whales from the shore is normal and seeing whales breaching going
air-born is normal. Hawaii is the home of Humpback Whale migration and
each year they come to the Hawaiian Islands by the thousands to mate and
give birth.

The "Lahaina" section of Maui is home to a host of ocean tours including
snorkeling, submarine trips, glass bottom boats and the world famous
"Humpback Whale Watching Trips and Tours". I had come to Maui
several times to shoot the "Pe'ahi" aka "Jaws" surf break and had heard
some amazing stories from photographers of Humpback Whales providing
spectacular shows and displays for guests watching them from boats.

I was lucky and got a referral to check out "Ultimate Whale Watch" whale
watching trips in Lahaina and I called and got on a 10:30 am trip.
What did I see on this awesome whale watching voyage? It started
with flying fish traveling 15-20 MPH cruising along the boat and finished
with us following a pod of nearly 8-9 whales traveling around. There were
breaches on the first trip but of course I missed them and caught them on
trip #2 when I was a little more patient rolling the video and keeping
it going.

"Ultimate Whale Watch" Lahain Maui Hawaii - Whale Watching Trips
Address: 675 Wharf St, Lahaina, HI 96761
Phone:(808) 667-5678
Hours: Open today · 8AM–5PM
Schedule a Whale Watching Trip Online
Visit the Ultimate Whale Watch website

Check out the awesome whale watching photos and videos from my
whale watching trips in Maui at Ultimate Whale Watch" and if you
call them say hello and "you love the dog picture:-)!

Humpback Whale Watching Photo Gallery

Maui Ocean Center Aquarium and Oceanography Maui Hawaii An Awesome Attraction!

Maui Ocean Center Aquarium Maui Hawaii An Awesome Attraction!
Aquarium Photos Video Tour from This Great Maui "Thing to Do"

If you love fish, the ocean and the creatures that inhabit it you will
love The Maui Ocean Center" Aquarium in Maui Hawaii.



Located at 192 Maalaea Rd, Wailuku, HI 96793
Hours: Open today · 9AM–5PM   and open until 6PM in the summer time.
Phone: (808) 270-7000

This place has a lot of interactive things for kids and the size of
some of the aquariums is huge. Normally one of the last places is the
aquarium that you walk through and that is a huge aquarium with a host
of sharks, manta rays and other fish floating around.

I highly recommend this place and in addition to visiting this place twice
I have been very happy with all the goodies at the gift shop that they offer
with gifts and souvenirs.

Take a look at some of the photos from "The Maui Ocean Center" aquarium
- a Hawaii attraction for all ages!

Take a video tour of "The Maui Ocean Center" and look at some of the
pictures below and put this attraction on your list of "Things to Do" when
you visit Maui. This place can been seen in 2 hours or less depending on
how fast you want to go through or it can be made into a half day if you
have kids and spend a lot of time in the more interactive areas.