{"id":1423,"date":"2026-09-30T16:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/guides\/most-beautiful-beaches-of-hawaii\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:49:30","slug":"most-beautiful-beaches-of-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/guides\/most-beautiful-beaches-of-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Las playas m\u00e1s bonitas de Haw\u00e1i, isla por isla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii&#8217;s islands were built by volcanoes rising from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, and that fiery past gives its beaches an amazing variety. Within a short flight you can walk on soft white sand, black volcanic sand and even a beach of red cinders. Here is a tour of some of the most beautiful, island by island.<\/p>\n<h2>O\u02bbahu<\/h2>\n<p>O\u02bbahu is the most visited island and home to Honolulu, but its beaches range from busy city shores to quiet bays.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Waik\u012bk\u012b Beach:<\/strong> Honolulu&#8217;s famous beach curves below the old volcanic crater of Diamond Head. Its gentle waves made it one of the places where modern surfing grew up, and beginners still take their first lessons here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lanikai Beach:<\/strong> on the windward coast, this narrow strip of powdery sand faces calm turquoise water and the two Mokulua Islands. Its name means heavenly sea.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kailua and Waim\u0101nalo:<\/strong> nearby, Kailua Beach is a centre for kayaking and windsurfing, and Waim\u0101nalo is the island&#8217;s longest continuous white-sand beach, backed by the green cliffs of the Ko\u02bbolau Range.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hanauma Bay:<\/strong> a curved bay inside an old volcanic crater, protected as a nature preserve and loved by snorkellers for its reef fish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"je-guide__puzzles\"><div class=\"jig-grid\">\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/waikiki-beach-and-diamond-head-from-above\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waikiki-beach-and-diamond-head-from-above-300x144.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Playa de Waikiki y Diamond Head desde arriba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waikiki-beach-and-diamond-head-from-above-300x144.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waikiki-beach-and-diamond-head-from-above-1024x492.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waikiki-beach-and-diamond-head-from-above-768x369.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Playa de Waikiki y Diamond Head desde arriba<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/lanikai-beach-and-the-mokulua-islands-oahu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lanikai-beach-and-the-mokulua-islands-ocabbahu-300x200.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Playa de Lanikai y las islas Mokulua, O\u02bbahu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lanikai-beach-and-the-mokulua-islands-ocabbahu-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lanikai-beach-and-the-mokulua-islands-ocabbahu-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lanikai-beach-and-the-mokulua-islands-ocabbahu-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Playa de Lanikai y las islas Mokulua, O\u02bbahu<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/waimanalo-beach-from-above-oahu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimanalo-beach-from-above-ocabbahu-300x225.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Playa de Waim\u0101nalo desde el aire, O\u02bbahu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimanalo-beach-from-above-ocabbahu-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimanalo-beach-from-above-ocabbahu-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waimanalo-beach-from-above-ocabbahu-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Playa de Waim\u0101nalo desde el aire, O\u02bbahu<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/hanauma-bay-oahu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hanauma-bay-ocabbahu-300x199.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bah\u00eda de Hanauma, O\u02bbahu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hanauma-bay-ocabbahu-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hanauma-bay-ocabbahu-1024x680.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hanauma-bay-ocabbahu-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Bah\u00eda de Hanauma, O\u02bbahu<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Maui<\/h2>\n<p>Maui, the second largest island, offers sunny west-coast beaches and wilder shores along the road to H\u0101na.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kapalua Beach:<\/strong> a golden crescent sheltered by two arms of lava rock, with calm, clear water ideal for swimming and snorkelling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ka\u02bbanapali:<\/strong> a long resort beach where green sea turtles often glide over the reef just offshore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kaihalulu, the Red Sand Beach:<\/strong> near H\u0101na, a small cove whose deep red sand comes from an iron-rich cinder cone. A natural wall of lava keeps the water inside calm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Black sand near H\u0101na:<\/strong> on the rainy east coast, dark volcanic sand meets thick green forest, most famously at Wai\u02bb\u0101napanapa State Park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"je-guide__puzzles\"><div class=\"jig-grid\">\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/lifeguard-tower-at-kapalua-beach-maui\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lifeguard-tower-at-kapalua-beach-maui-300x184.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Torre de socorrista en la playa de Kapalua, Maui\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lifeguard-tower-at-kapalua-beach-maui-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lifeguard-tower-at-kapalua-beach-maui-1024x629.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lifeguard-tower-at-kapalua-beach-maui-768x472.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Torre de socorrista en la playa de Kapalua, Maui<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/red-sand-beach-at-sunrise-hana-maui\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/red-sand-beach-at-sunrise-hana-maui-300x225.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Playa de arena roja al amanecer, H\u0101na, Maui\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/red-sand-beach-at-sunrise-hana-maui-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/red-sand-beach-at-sunrise-hana-maui-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/red-sand-beach-at-sunrise-hana-maui-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Playa de arena roja al amanecer, H\u0101na, Maui<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/black-sand-beach-near-hana-maui\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/black-sand-beach-near-hana-maui-300x200.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Playa de arena negra cerca de H\u0101na, Maui\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/black-sand-beach-near-hana-maui-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/black-sand-beach-near-hana-maui-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/black-sand-beach-near-hana-maui-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Playa de arena negra cerca de H\u0101na, Maui<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/green-sea-turtle-off-kaanapali-maui\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-off-kacabbanapali-maui-300x190.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tortuga verde frente a K\u0101\u02bbanapali, Maui\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-off-kacabbanapali-maui-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-off-kacabbanapali-maui-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-off-kacabbanapali-maui-768x485.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Tortuga verde frente a K\u0101\u02bbanapali, Maui<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Kaua\u02bbi<\/h2>\n<p>Kaua\u02bbi, the oldest of the main islands, is known as the garden isle for its deep green valleys.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hanalei Bay:<\/strong> a wide, curving bay framed by mountains and waterfalls, with a historic pier that is a favourite spot at sunset.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The N\u0101 Pali Coast:<\/strong> some of the most dramatic scenery in the Pacific, with cliffs rising more than a thousand metres above hidden beaches that can only be reached on foot, by boat or seen from the air.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Po\u02bbip\u016b:<\/strong> on the sunny south shore, where endangered Hawaiian monk seals sometimes haul out on the sand to rest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hawai\u02bbi, the Big Island<\/h2>\n<p>The Big Island is still growing, as lava from K\u012blauea adds new land to its coast. Its beaches reflect this young, volcanic landscape: black sand beaches where green sea turtles bask in the sun, small bays of white sand hidden among black lava fields on the Kona Coast, and rocky shores where the historic place of refuge at H\u014dnaunau stands beside the sea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"je-guide__puzzles\"><div class=\"jig-grid\">\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/na-pali-coast-kauai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/na-pali-coast-kauacabbi-300x200.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Costa de N\u0101 Pali, Kaua\u02bbi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/na-pali-coast-kauacabbi-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/na-pali-coast-kauacabbi-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/na-pali-coast-kauacabbi-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Costa de N\u0101 Pali, Kaua\u02bbi<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/hawaiian-monk-seal-at-poipu-kauai\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hawaiian-monk-seal-at-pocabbipu-kauacabbi-300x200.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Foca monje de Haw\u00e1i en Po\u02bbip\u016b, Kaua\u02bbi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hawaiian-monk-seal-at-pocabbipu-kauacabbi-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hawaiian-monk-seal-at-pocabbipu-kauacabbi-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hawaiian-monk-seal-at-pocabbipu-kauacabbi-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Foca monje de Haw\u00e1i en Po\u02bbip\u016b, Kaua\u02bbi<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"jig-card\" href=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/puzzles\/green-sea-turtle-on-a-black-sand-beach-hawaii\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-on-a-black-sand-beach-hawaicabbi-300x200.webp\" class=\"jig-card__thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tortuga verde en una playa de arena negra, Haw\u00e1i\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-on-a-black-sand-beach-hawaicabbi-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-on-a-black-sand-beach-hawaicabbi-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/green-sea-turtle-on-a-black-sand-beach-hawaicabbi-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jig-card__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__title\">Tortuga verde en una playa de arena negra, Haw\u00e1i<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"jig-card__meta\">Estados Unidos<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Why is the sand different colours?<\/h2>\n<p>Most white sand in Hawaii is made of tiny pieces of coral and shells, much of it ground up by parrotfish as they feed on the reef. Black sand forms when hot lava meets the sea and shatters into fragments of dark volcanic glass. Red sand, like that of Kaihalulu, comes from iron-rich cinders that have rusted over time. Black and red sand beaches are young and rare, and taking sand home is not allowed, so they can be enjoyed by everyone.<\/p>\n<h2>Enjoy the beaches safely<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaii&#8217;s ocean can be powerful, especially on north-facing shores in winter, when waves can be very large. Swim at beaches with lifeguards, watch the flags and ask about currents. Keep a respectful distance from turtles and monk seals, which are protected by law, and use reef-safe sunscreen to help protect the coral.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arena blanca, negra e incluso roja: un recorrido por las playas m\u00e1s bonitas de Haw\u00e1i en O\u02bbahu, Maui, Kaua\u02bbi y la Isla Grande, con un rompecabezas para cada una.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1315,"template":"","class_list":["post-1423","guide","type-guide","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide\/1423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guide"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigsawearth.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}