White Sands Beach

White Sands Beach is located off Ali'i Drive in Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawaii and is approximately 12 miles from Kona International Airport. It can be reached by driving along Highway 11 south from Kailua-Kona and White Sands Beach can be found just north of Mile Marker #4, past Pahoehoe Beach Park. The beach is also sometimes known as Magic Sands, Disappearing Sands and La'aloa Bay Beach.

Visitors here can enjoy many different activities at this rocky and sandy beach including snorkelling, scuba, diving, surfing, boogie boarding and swimming. However, during high surf the sand disappears making this a dangerous area to enter. This is one of the few beaches in this area to have life guards present most of the time. As well as the watersports, there is room for a game of beach volleyball.

Other facilities available at the beach include restrooms, showers, a picnic area with tables, barbecue grills and telephones. Unfortunately there is no parking lot at the beach and therefore visitors will have to park along Ali'i Drive. There are a few eateries near to the beach including Da Poke Shack located on Ali'i Drive, which offers good value Hawaiian food to eat in or takeout.