Makapuʻu

Photograph by Ewen Roberts · CC BY 2.0. All photo credits

Towns · East Oʻahu

Makapuʻu is the headland between Sandy Beach and Waimānalo, inside Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline. The town anchor is the OpenStreetMap point for Makapuu Beach Park, which is not the same as the lighthouse lookout.

Map center: OpenStreetMap geocode of Makapuu Beach Park, checked Nov 7, 2026.

Ewen Roberts · CC BY 2.0

Hike

Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail

Makapuʻu

A paved former lighthouse road in Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline. State Parks lists it as 2.0 miles round trip, moderate, with 500 feet of gain. The lighthouse building is off-limits. The tide pools below are a closed area.

No entrance fee postedSteady effortPublished route or place

Outline and pins use OpenStreetMap coordinates. The outline is a simplified island shape, not a navigation chart. Pins that share an address are nudged so each one can be opened. Distances use the original coordinates. No tile server and no paid map.

Nearby town pages

• Hawaiʻi Kai 3.7 miles between map centers
• St. Louis Heights 9.3 miles between map centers
• Kaimukī 9.4 miles between map centers
• Mānoa 9.8 miles between map centers

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