Visit Kokololio Beach Park on Oahu Island
Kokololio, meaning “gusty” in Hawaiian, is the name of a valley and a stream, located north of the town Hau'ula on Oahu's northeastern shore. The beach park lies at the foot of the valley and next to the stream. In the winter time, it's a nice spot to take some great pictures of the pounding shorebreak or to go surfing or bodyboarding. Offshore is a popular surf spot named CYO's, which stands for Catholic Youth Organization. The CYO used the house that stood once there (from the Cooke family) as a retreat before it was bought by the City and taken down to develop the park in 1991.
The limestone sea cliff that reaches into the ocean on the northern end of the beach is called Pali Kiloi'a, meaning “fish-spotter cliff” in the Hawaiian language. The ancient Hawaiians used this cliff to locate fish in the bay. From up here they gave directions to net fishermen in their canoes. The area is still a popular site for fishermen today, who fish for o'io, moi, papio and ulua (giant trevally).
Kokololio Beach Park Campground
Kokololio Beach is a nice stretch of sand and during the summer months, swimming is possible here. During weekends, especially in the summer months, local residents like to camp at Kokololio.The beach park is a county campsite, but permits are required. The park has 2 parts - the campsite on the left and the picnic area on the right. The park has plenty of showers and restrooms.
The beach is beautiful and the location is really convenient - close to the town of Laie, grocery shopping, restaurants and a movie theater. Just be aware that Laie is completely closed on Sundays. The only thing open is the Mcdonalds there.
This park has plenty of trees everywhere, so we will definitely go back in the summer. The breeze and the trees provide plenty of shade and cool air during the hot summer months.
