Oneuli Beach - Beach in Kihei - 5550 Makena Alanui, USA

Quiet beach with black sands and spectacular views of the sunset. Would have been a perfect place for a Milky Way shot at night but the entire week was cloudy. Great site for photography.

Plage de sable rougeâtre, peu fréquentée car éloignée des gros hôtel et accessible par un petit chemin. La plage est bordée par une falaise de roche volcanique ce qui permet d'être à l'ombre. Possibilité de faire du snorkeling.

Very secluded beach tucked away north of the main Makena State Park area. The turn off to the dirt access road is a little hidden. We called this "The Other Black Beach" without the drive around to the other side of Maui near Hana. There is limited parking in the lot near the beach, but you can park on the sides of the dirt road, but watch out for thorns. There was a port-a-potty near the signage at the parking lot, but it didn't look like it was cleaned in a long time. You can actually camp here too, providing proper fees are paid. If you go early, there is enough shade under the cliff to stay out of the sun, but by 10:30 or so, depending on your time of year visit, that shade disappears. The only downside to this beach is that it is very rocky all the way out beginning at the shore line break. No turtles, but plenty of fish. We did see some of the locals here spear fishing a little further out than where we were snorkeling.

This was such a beautiful secluded beach. Not crowded at all. Entry point is easy to miss — small little turn-off from main road and parking is very limited. There is quite a bit of distance between parking lot and the shore — sand can get extremely hot, so I would bring thick sole shoes. If you plan to swim, some parts of the water are rocky and small urchins were hidden in little caverns of large flat rocks that you can stand on — would recommend water shoes.

NOTE: The turnoff is at “Oneuli Beach Access” - look for the gravel road turnoff. Excellent snorkeling spot - there’s coral just a few feet offshore. There’s also urchins, so you may want to bring water shoes. The parking lot is small so be prepared to park on the side of the road.

This was a very quiet beach when we arrived. You do have to go off road a little to park immediately at the beach and there only a handful of spots. Sand is more black than other photos show. Was worth the stop.

Awesome black sand beach! It’s the northern most beach of the Makena Beach park- but it’s separated from the other beaches in the park (Big and Little) by the tall cinder point so this beach was less populated. Unlike its sister beaches, this one has a rocky entry rather than a pure and soft sand entry. It looks daunting at first, but we watched some locals entering to spearfish and followed their lead: there is a mostly smooth and sandy channel if you head straight in from the parking lot. Once the water is above your knees, put on your mask and fins and simply float/swim out. This was the best snorkeling we had on Maui. The corals start about 10 yards from shore and reach farther out than we went. They are quite shallow in many places so the marine life is easy to see. The highlight of our trip were the six Honu or sea turtles that were about 150 yards out in about 20 feet of water. They were quite distracted by our presence and went about their feeding and would sometimes surface only a few feet from us to grab a few breaths. Had to keep reminding myself that it’s a $10,000 fine for touching or disturbing a turtle since they were so close. Facilities - there’s not a lot of parking spaces and there is a modest $5 per day cost. There is a Porta-Potty but no running water for showers etc. I’ve seen others complain about the parking fee, but it’s the same as the fee for the rest of Makena park and it does take money to maintain the bumpy road in (imagine how bumpy it would be if not maintained!). I for one was happy to pay to be able to access this gem.

This place was so fun. It’s a hidden gem and you should definitely check it out. You have to take a dirt road back to the beach and there is not much parking but it’s a must do!