Lanikai Beach offers calm waters and great swimming. Uncrowded during the week, it's also a great spot for kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking, SUP and snorkling. A bike trail circles Lanikai on a one way loop, so biking, running, or roller blading are at your doorstep. The community park is a block away, complete with playground equipment, basketball hoops, and a lawn area large enough for a baseball or soccer game. Or if you rather, Lanikai is the perfect place for doing nothing. You can spend your days sitting in the garden watching the ocean or reading a book. Then when the spirit moves you, take a dip and lie on one of the most spectacular beaches in the world. This is also the spot for watching the sunrise, the moonrise and the stars.

Lanikai is located on the windward side of Oahu, about 30 minutes drive from Honolulu, its airport and Waikiki. There is a golf course in back of the area. Just five minutes away is the quiet town of Kailua with supermarkets, shops, restaurants, tennis courts and watersports rental/adventure outfits. Buzz's Original Steakhouse, home of an infamous Mai Tai, is three minutes up the road. No need to go any further!