No Permit Oahu Beaches

Nimitz Cove Beach in Kapolei

Below is a list I have curated of beaches and parks around Oahu where a use permit is NOT required for that beach or park location. I provide photos and links to videos I have taken at beaches when available.

West Oahu – Ewa Beach, Kapolei

My rate is $200 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.
Weddings at my Lanai Love Garden in Kapolei are only $150 plus tax.

Pu’uloa Beach in Ewa Beach

Pu’uloa Beach (Ewa Beach)
Located at the very end of Fort Weaver Road at 91-027 Fort Weaver Rd, Ewa Beach, HI 96706. The beach has beautiful coastal views and views of Honolulu city to Diamond Head. You are able to have your feet in the sand or ocean for your ceremony. There is a parking lot with ample parking, a covered pavilion, and grassy park area as well. Bathrooms and showers.
https://youtu.be/lV6XcW0YO6g
https://youtu.be/3rdnbiuN2X0
https://youtu.be/eo-rzXfLWcI
https://youtu.be/AIIBVeIPlCU
https://youtu.be/F5FXxEv2NCM
https://youtu.be/hm2D2886IyY
https://youtu.be/yPFN-MXvTNo

Oneula Beach in Ewa Beach

Oneula Beach(Ewa Beach)
located at 91-295 Papipi Rd, Ewa Beach, HI 96706. The beach has beautiful coastal views and views of Honolulu city to Diamond Head. You are able to have your feet in the sand or ocean for your ceremony. No bathrooms. Beware: Parks and beaches are target areas for thiefs. Do not leave any valuables visible in your car while at your wedding location.
Only recommended on weekdays. Crowded on weekends.
https://youtu.be/I9ijdPe5Vjw

Pavilion on the West Loch of Pearl Harbor at Kapapapuhi Point Park in Ewa Beach

Kapapapuhi Point Park (Ewa Beach)
This is a neighborhood park that is located on the West Loch of Pearl Harbor. There are walking paths around the park, fishing piers, picnic tables and pavilions. It is a nice spot for a picnic, to go walking, and for a wedding! There are many colorful bougainvillea bushes, palm trees, and unique looking trees that make nice backdrops for photos along with the panoramic view of Honolulu and Pearl Harbor. The park is open 7am-7pm daily with ample free parking and bathrooms.
https://youtu.be/bHqpMZH0frI

Lanai Love Garden in Kapolei

Lanai Love Garden (Kapolei)
I offer a simple wedding ceremony in my office Lanai Love Garden located in Kapolei. This is a video of my Love Garden. Weddings in my lanai love garden are for intimate weddings with just the couple and up to two guests for only $150 plus tax.
https://youtu.be/s2P71T-2P6U

Nimitz Beach in Kapolei

Nimitz Beach aka Kalaeloa Beach (Kapolei)
on Coral Sea Road in Barbers Point Kapolei has a strip of sandy beach over a mile long with a spectacular coastal view of Honolulu and Diamond Head as a picturesque backdrop for your ceremony. We will meet at the beach area across the street from but prior to the gate entry of the Coast Guard Station. We will walk the beach to pick out a private spot of your liking and begin the ceremony when you are ready. You are able to have your feet in the sand or the ocean for your ceremony. Park on beach side of road. No bathrooms at this location. Only recommended on weekdays. Crowded on weekends.
https://youtu.be/p_WQYNuKsBI
https://youtu.be/8dGTgp-54pM
https://youtu.be/SWvTHUoNsE4
https://youtu.be/YQ8ArzA6jv4
https://youtube.com/shorts/O0gBql7M_GY
https://youtube.com/shorts/p_WQYNuKsBI
Rainbow from Nimitz Beach https://youtu.be/voKRmbVQen0

Nimitz Cove in Kapolei

Nimitz Cove (Kapolei)
This is a hidden cove along Nimitz Beach by pavilion 1817 which is usually empty on weekdays offering privacy on a pretty beach. Walking on uneven ground is required. Not recommended on weekends when can be crowded. Not accessible during high tide. Bathrooms available.
https://youtu.be/AvQkv5buk4c
https://youtu.be/HZMuxE3CxX4
https://youtu.be/OmuBXmas7qI

Barbers Point Beach Park in Kapolei

Barbers Point Beach Park (Kapolei)
This beach park is in the industrial area known as Campbell Industrial Park. This is a hidden gem amongst a lot of scrap yards and industrial businesses. The park is located next to Germaine’s Luau and is walking distance to the Barber’s Point Lighthouse. This beach is normally is used by fisherman and is normally not crowded. The bathrooms and showers are not operational.
https://youtu.be/9a1p7hW-Ia8
https://youtu.be/zGCNVJIhed0
https://youtu.be/sf_3KFCPKfU
https://youtu.be/8fCQoCajPUU

Kahe Point Beach Park in Kapolei

Kahe Point Beach Park (Kapolei)
This is located next to Hawaiian Electric Park across from the Hawaiian Electric Power Plant. HECO pumps in sea water to use to cool their generators and then they pump the warm water back out to sea. The warm water attracts many fish and this is a popular location to go snorkeling. The shore break can make it challenging to get into and out of the water. This is a spot for strong swimmers only. There is a parking lot, picnic tables, bathrooms, and many locations that make great backdrops for a wedding ceremony from rock cliffs to the beach. FYI many locals refer to this beach as Electric Beach.
https://youtu.be/7rVD49NQPL0
https://youtu.be/dmpt3vvRdGA
https://youtu.be/316E9R4EQV4
https://youtu.be/oNgQzHn6Xbk
https://youtu.be/3IB8dD2mNlY

Hawaiian Electric Beach in Kapolei

Hawaiian Electric Beach (Kapolei)
Another name for Kahe Point Beach Park is Hawaiian Electric Beach or locals refer to it as Electric Beach. It is located across from the Hawaiian Electric Power Plant. There is a small strip of beach area. HECO pumps in sea water to use to cool their generators and then they pump the warm water back out to sea. The warm water attracts many fish and this is a popular location to go snorkeling. The shore break can make it challenging to get into and out of the water. This is a spot for strong swimmers only. There is a parking lot, picnic tables, bathrooms, and many locations that make great backdrops for a wedding ceremony from rock cliffs to the beach.
https://youtu.be/mirgC420iKU

West Oahu – Nanakuli, Ma’ili

My rate is $275 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

Lualualei Beach Park in Nanakuli

Lualualei Beach Park (Nanakuli)
This is a locals neighborhood beach park. There isn’t a large beach but it has beautiful coastal views and palm trees. There is a bathroom, showers and parking lot. Please note there are homeless encampments at the far ends of the beach park but there is a large area of the beach park open and a great spot for an intimate wedding or photos.
https://youtu.be/Ng-kc6pw5ys

Zablan Beach in Nanakuli

Zablan Beach (Nanakuli)
This neighborhood beach is not usually crowded during the week but it is on the weekends. Parking lot, bathrooms, and showers.
https://youtu.be/sZ6eHSk7UiY

Depot Beach Park (Nanakuli)

Ulehawa Beach Park (Nanakuli)

Maili Point Beach (Maili)

West Oahu – Waianae, Makaha, Yokohama Bay

My rate is $330 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

Mauna Lahilahi Beach in Waianae

Mauna Lahilahi Beach (Waianae)
This has a beautiful view of the bay. There are locations on the beach for a ceremony or it is a short walk on a trail to the rocks lookout where you can have privacy and exchange your views while surrounded by spectacular coastal views of West Oahu from the mountain to the ocean. No public bathrooms or showers. Limited street parking only.
https://youtu.be/VF5Ys3h4PeY

Mauna Lahilahi Beach in Waianae

Pokai Bay Beach (Waianae)
This sheltered bay is popular for stand up paddlers, canoe paddlers and swimmers. This is a beach frequented by locals and is not normally crowded. There are beautiful views of the ocean and mountains. Bathrooms and showers at this beach. There is also another stretch of beach outside the Bay to the left of the parking lot.
https://youtu.be/n6CNJrHnIZ8
https://youtu.be/umC_O0Ywisg

Makua Beach located in Waianae

Makua Beach (Waianae)
This is a hidden gem on the West side of Oahu with beach as far as you can see and hardly a person on it! The view of the ocean coastline and mountains from this beach is dramatic and spectacular. No bathrooms at this beach. Parking lot at this beach.
https://youtu.be/m5g8TfkNXHM
https://youtu.be/ynz9SgIiJ_E
https://youtu.be/KcPfbVSgXYg

Keawa’ula Beach at Keawa’ula Bay (Waialua)
This beach is located at the very end of the road on West Oahu. This bay is a remote beach enjoyed by locals mostly on the weekends. It is also known as Yokohama Bay. There are bathrooms and showers at the beach park. Where the road ends inside the beach park just past the parking lot there is a dirt road that leads into the wildlife preserve area of Keana Point which requires a four-wheel drive vehicle and is an area of the park that is more popular with hikers and fisherman.

View of Magic Island from an airplane

Downtown Honolulu, Waikiki Locations

My rate is $275 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

Your Waikiki Hotel Room Lanai can be a great location for an intimate wedding if you have an amazing view like this couple staying at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel.

Waikiki Hotel Lanai (Waikiki)
If you are staying in Waikiki and have a great view from your room lanai you can have an intimate ceremony on your lanai. Please note you need permission from the hotel to have a wedding ceremony anywhere on the hotel grounds except in your room.

Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu

Ala Moana Beach Park (Waikiki)
Just outside of Waikiki across from Ala Moana Shopping Center is Ala Moana Beach Park. It is heavily used by locals on weekends, especially those who live downtown. During the weekdays it can be a great escape for tourists from the crowds of Waikiki without having to travel far. There are beautiful coastal views and lots to do in the park. The beach is wider in some areas than others and is rocky sand. It is a nice backdrop for a wedding or photos. Parking, bathrooms, showers, and concession stands at this beach.
https://youtu.be/DFFZHgPZgP4
https://youtu.be/SPzK57y6cJE

Magic Island Harbor Side in Honolulu

Magic Island (Waikiki)
This is just outside of Waikiki across from the Ala Moana Shopping Center and is a man-made peninsula inside of Ala Moana Beach Park. This location offers views of Diamond Head, Ala Wai Harbor, surfers in action, Waikiki, Honolulu, the west coast of Oahu, and the Ko’olau Mountains. Most of Magic Island is a grassy park area with trees and picnic tables. There is a beach at the very tip of Magic Island. Each side of the peninsula offers a different amazing view!
https://youtu.be/77iDnlYVRzw
https://youtu.be/W8v3vz4b9uo
https://youtu.be/aUYoS8Hs9HI
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https://youtu.be/qQpR-7maoR4
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Harbor Beach at Magic Island in Honolulu

Harbor Beach at Magic Island
There is a small beach to the harbor side of the Magic Island parking lot that appears during low tide.
https://youtu.be/zacZ7t-GkZo

Magic Island Tiny Beach in Honolulu

Tiny Beach at Magic Island located inside of Magic Island. This tiny beach reveals itself during low tide and is often used by surfers to paddle out. The beach faces Diamond Head and the Waikiki coastline which makes a spectacular backdrop for the ceremony.
https://youtu.be/DImV-UOm8SM
https://youtu.be/QJO1XI69z_k

Magic Island Beach in Honolulu

Magic Island Beach is located at the very tip of the peninsula. If you follow the path on either the harbor side or the Honolulu side of Magic Island the paths will lead to Magic Island Beach. There is a large rock groin that acts as a wave break making the waters at this beach very calm.
https://youtu.be/4ZPgtJklhGM
https://youtu.be/iByTm_0vKTg

Leahi Beach Park in Waikiki

Leahi Beach Park (Waikiki) Leahi is the Hawaiian word for Diamond Head and this beach park is directly in front of Diamond Head. There is not much of a beach but it is not normally a crowded park so it gives privacy. There is no parking at this park. Park at Kapiolani Park and walk up sidewalk to this park.
https://youtu.be/a7xmzL53nKQ

Kaka’ako Waterfront Park in Honoluu

Kaka’ako Waterfront Park (Honolulu) is a beautiful park with a paved walking path through rolling grass hills to a coastline promenade with fantastic views along the Honolulu coastline with a view of Diamond Head from one end of the park and Aloha Tower in the other end of the park. There is also a scenic lookout mound that gives a 360 degree view of the entire park and ocean coastline as well as the city line. There are many great locations to have a wedding ceremony and photos. Bathrooms, showers, and parking lot. Please note the gates for the parking lot are locked at 7pm.
https://youtu.be/wxw4FJIYznU
https://youtu.be/IiR7erZcRR8

Kaka’ako Waterfront Park in Honolulu from scenic lookout mound

East Oahu Locations Aina Hina, Hawaii Kai

My rate is $330 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

Kawaikui Beach Park in Aina Hina

Kawaikui Beach Park– (located East of Waikiki in Aina Hina) this is a beach frequented by locals, especially on weekends. It is a nice location for a weekday wedding ceremony.
https://youtu.be/tpmNKw3awZ0

Kaneohe Bay from H3 Roadside Lookout near Kaneohe Marine Corps Base

Windward – Kaneohe

My rate is $275 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

Kaneohe Beach Park in Kaneohe

Kaneohe Beach Park (Kaneohe)
This is a neighborhood canoe launch park that offers spectacular views of Kaneohe Bay. There isn’t an actual sand beach. The bay is mostly calm with very small waves that gently lap against where the water meets the land. The park is a small area of grass with a parking lot, a playground and a bathroom. It is a pretty spot for an intimate wedding or photos.
https://youtu.be/ZBuJb_2A4rU

Kaneohe Boat Launch Park in Kaneohe

Kaneohe Boat Launch Park (Kaneohe)
There is a boat launch in Kaneohe with a shoreline area that is perfect for an intimate wedding ceremony. It offers an amazing shoreline view Kaneohe Bay and the Ko’olau Mountains.
https://youtu.be/ETGmMh51HvM

Windward – upper Kaneohe, Kaaawa, Hauula

My rate is $330 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

Laenani Park (Kaneohe) This is a very small community park on the ocean. There are only five parking stalls and no other places to park. Although the views are beautiful this is not a good location for a wedding due to the limited parking.

View from He’eia Pier in Kaneohe

He’eia Pier (Kaneohe)
He’eia Pier is locate in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Locals like to fish off the pier or go out on their boat from the pier. The pier gives a spectacular panoramic coastal view of Windward Oahu. There is a snack bar that sells ice cream, soft drinks and plate lunches as well as other snacks. Pontoon boat cruises and fishing tours leave from this harbor and can be hired as a wedding venue. There are public bathrooms located in the parking lot next to the snack bar.
https://youtu.be/TJEHd5m15OA

Kahaluu Beach (Kaneohe)

Waiahole Beach Park (Kaneohe)
This is more of a park next to the ocean than a beach. There isn’t much of a beach but the coastal view with the mountain range off in the distance makes a spectacular backdrop for the ceremony.

Kanenelu Beach in Kaaawa

Kanenelu Beach (Kaaawa)
This is a small roadside beach with no bathrooms or showers.

Swanzy Beach Park in Kaaawa

Swanzy Beach Park (Kaaawa)
This park is a popular place for campers on the weekend where they enjoy fishing and swimming. Swanzy Beach Park is only open to camping from Friday to Monday. A printed permit is required to camp in this park. Weddings on weekdays will avoid campers. Bathrooms and showers available.

Kahana Bay Beach Park in Hauula

Kahana Bay Beach Park (Hauula)
This bay is cradled between the mountains opening to the ocean which make for an amazing backdrop for the ceremony and in photos. There beach is a long stretch along the curve of the bay with a main parking lot area, a side parking lot just after you cross the bridge over the stream and there is a boat launch with another parking lot.
https://youtu.be/xOnilpcJnsM
https://youtu.be/lqymg2ZHhvg

Huilua Fish Pond at Kahana Bay in Hauula

Huilua Fish Pond at Kahana Bay (Hauula)
https://youtu.be/AAQ_K6biZ-Y
https://youtu.be/l5ob8Jl5vlI

Kaluanui Beach (Hau’ula)

Makao Beach (Hau’ula)

Beach next to Air BnB in Hau’ula

Kapaka Beach (Hau’ula)

Kapalaoa Beach (Hau’ula)

Kaipapa’u Point Beach (Hau’ula)

Kahana Bay Beach in Hauula

North Shore ~ Laie, Kahuku

My rate is $375 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

La’ielohelohe Beach Park (Laie)

Pounders Beach in Laie

Pounders Beach (Laie) aka Laie Beach

Clissold’s Beach (Laie)

Temple Beach Park (Laie)

Hukilau Beach Park (Laie)

Moku’Auia Beach (Laie)

Kahuku Beach (Kahuku)

Kahuku Point (Kahuku)

Kuilima Point at Turtle Bay Resort and Waikalae Beach (Kahuku)

Waialee Beach (Kahuku)

Velzyland Beach (Kahuku)

Kaunala Beach (Kahuku)

North Shore ~ Waialua

My rate is $375 plus tax to officiate a wedding at any of these locations.

Aweoweo Beach Park (Waialua)

Polo Beach (Waialua)

Kealia Beach (Waialua)

Mokuleia Army Beach in Waialua

Mokuleia Army Beach (Waialua)
Down the road from Mokuleia Beach Park is this little known beach. The name “Army Beach” was given because of a military recreation center that was on the beach from 1970 to 1989 which you can only see the foundation of today. The beach is just across Dillingham Airfield and at the beginning of Ka’ena Point State Park.
https://youtu.be/gGXyA1z3zx8
https://youtu.be/4d99Ox0__j0
https://youtu.be/bpziz8JxtE8

Ka’ena Point State Park (Wailua)
Ka‘ena Point Mokuleia Section is the North Shore access section of the Ka‘ena Point Natural Area Reserve at O‘ahu’s most northwestern point. Dolphins and whales (in season) can often be seen off shore in the early morning. There is a parking lot area at the trail head. There are many locations that would make a great backdrop for a wedding ceremony. Beware and use caution around nesting sea birds and turtles to not disturb or harm them.