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Lahaina Baby Beach (aka Pu’unoa beach)

Last updated 16. Feb, 2010 by Mark in Beaches | West Maui, West Maui Beaches

Lahaina Baby Beach

Rating:

In a nutshell: Shallow and safe for little kids because of the offshore reef.
Minuses: Very poor swimming.
Sound-bite: “Hey, it’s nicer than the beach in Atlantic City!”

There is also a (much higher rated) Baby Beach on the North Shore.

DETAILS:
Lahaina’s Baby Beach is mostly visited by local families with young children. The beach is protected by an exposed stretch of reef, creating a calm shallow area where small children won’t be knocked down by a big wave, and parents can let kids run wild without fearing the ocean.

Video credit: HawaiianOBrien.com.

The video above is really nice, but Lahaina Baby Beach is probably a skip for most visitors. Lahaina beaches don’t measure up with those just north in Ka’anapali, Napili & Kapalua. This beach is narrow and the sand varies from an unappealing dirty-grey at one end, to a drab sandbox-tan at the end where the video was shot. No swimming worth mentioning for anyone but the littlest ones. There are also dead coral heads & rocks throughout that are pretty to look at, but not so fun to scrape, stub, and otherwise ruin any fun the adults and bigger kids might try to have in the water.

Like the entire West Coast of Maui, the weather is almost always great and the beach does have spectacular views of the ocean and neighbor islands – but, really, this is probably a better beach for local folks – if you’re visiting on vacation for a short time, why settle when some of the best beaches in the world are just up the road?

Key Info:
Location: Off of Front St. at the end of Pu’unoa Pl.
GPS Coordinates: 20.881408,-156.687108
Facilities: Restrooms, showers, no lifeguards.
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Tags: Baby Beach, kids, Lahaina