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Kalapaki Beach

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Palms and hotel buildings follow the curve of the sand at Kalapaki. From the beach, the view opens across the bay rather than straight out to sea.

Photos and local notes from a Kauai resident.

A view across the bay toward a hotel and palm trees.
A view across the bay toward a hotel and palm trees.

A local view

The resident remembers a busy waterfront with surf in the bay and shops and food close behind the beach. The wider photo shows how the buildings sit back from the water.

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Kalapaki Beach photos

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A view across the bay toward a hotel and palm trees.
A sandy beach beside palm trees and buildings.
A wide sandy beach with trees and buildings behind it.

Questions about Kalapaki Beach

Where does the stream meet the beach?

The state sketch shows Nāwiliwili Stream at one end of the sand, near the road and seawall. A footbridge crosses the stream there.

Kalapaki bay and footbridge sketch (1997, PDF page 2)

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A tall palm rises above the curving beach, with lines of surf rolling toward the sand.

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