Current conditions at Nanakuli Beach Park
Beach & Nearshore
High Hazard
Offshore
High Hazard
Weather

Surf Forecast (Official)
Background
When the City and County of Honolulu acquired the beachfront property behind Zablan Beach for a beach park, they called it Nanakuli Beach Park. In February 1940, however, the people of Nanakuli petitioned Mayor Crane and the Board of Supervisors to rename the park Kalanianaʻole in honor of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaʻole, the beloved “father of the Hawaiian Homesteads Act.” The request was approved unanimously. On March 26, 1940, the anniversary of Kuhio's birthday, a huge luʻau and a hukilau were held as part of the opening ceremony. During the 1970s, however, the name was changed again to Nanakuli Beach Park.
The beach fronting the park, a wide pocket of sand about 500 feet long and 125 feet wide, lies between two limestone points. The beach is subject to high surf and strong currents, especially during the winter and spring.