Hanauma Bay
Paid entryEast side
A sheltered bay inside a volcanic crater, now a reef nature preserve with timed entry.
- Time there
- 2–3 hours
- Best time
- The first entry slot, before the wind picks up
- Cost
- $25 for visitors over 12, plus $3 parking
- Good to know
- Book two days ahead at 7am Hawaiʻi time; open Wednesday to Sunday.
Filmed here
Hawaii Five-O (1968) · Pilot, “Cocoon”
The bay is one of the original show’s first locations.
Hawaii Five-O (1968) · Season 2, “Beautiful Screamer”
Back at Hanauma Bay for another case.
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