Makena Beach / Big Beach
Maui, Hawaii, United States · near Makena (south Maui)
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Overview
Big Beach (Oneloa) is a wide white sand beach at the foot of the Puu Olai cinder cone within a 164-acre state park. DLNR warns that the shore break can be very dangerous and that no drinking water is available. Nonresidents pay both a per-person entrance and a per-vehicle parking charge.
Facilities and access
| Public access | Open to the public |
|---|---|
| Access notes | Inside Mākena State Park (Oneloa = Big Beach). Paid parking required; pay at kiosks or via ParkMobile. Hawaii residents with ID free. |
| Entry fee | USD 10 (per non-commercial vehicle, nonresidents; plus USD 5 per person entrance for nonresidents (children 3 and under free)). From DLNR park page as read 2026-11-14; DLNR filing dated April 2026 seeks approval of toll booths and pay stations, so system may change. |
| Parking | Paid. Residents with Hawaii driver's license or ID park free. |
| Getting there | Drive to Mākena State Park; hours Oneloa and Oneuli beaches daily 5:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., May-July until 7:45 p.m. |
| Lifeguard | DLNR page does not mention lifeguards. |
| Dogs | Not addressed on the DLNR page. |
Not yet documented: Toilets, Showers, Changing rooms, Food and drink, Sunbeds and umbrellas, Accessibility. A detail listed here is unknown, not absent.
Activities and planning
Surface: Sand
Type: Coastal
Activities mentioned: Board surfing, Bodysurfing, Shore fishing, Swimming
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Map
Coordinates 20.6313, -156.4464, taken from the cited source.
Nearby beaches
Sources and updates
Last compiled 2026-11-14. Found an error? Suggest a correction.
- Mākena State Park (Hawaii DLNR) (official)
- Parking fees to begin at Makena State Park (DLNR) (official)
Fact-level evidence
- fee_entrance: USD 5 per person for nonresidents; Hawaii residents free with ID; children 3 and under free source (2026-11-14)
- fee_parking: USD 10 per non-commercial vehicle for nonresidents; commercial PUC vehicles USD 25/50/90 by passenger count source (2026-11-14)
- hours: Oneloa and Oneuli 5:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; May-July to 7:45 p.m. source (2026-11-14)
- hazard: Shore break can be very dangerous; no drinking water source (2026-11-14)
- activities: Swimming in calm seas, bodysurfing, board surfing, shore fishing source (2026-11-14)
- surface: Large white sand beach by Puu Olai cinder cone, park 164.4 acres source (2026-11-14)
- coordinates: 20.631259, -156.446429 source (2026-11-15)
Sources we could not reach
- Facilities (toilets, showers) and dog rule not stated on DLNR page; left null
- Coordinates not sourced