POPULAR NATURIST LOCATIONS

LITTLE BEACH (rating 10/10)
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Aerial view: LITTLE BEACH, Maui, Hawai'i
RISKS
  1. Citations under State Park Rules.  After 33 years of tolerance and understanding, the No Nudity rule is being enforced, on the whim of a bigot, on a power trip, at the highest levels of DLNR management.  If police officers are sighted cover up.  Once they have gone, you can resume normal attire.
  2. Breaking high waves can cause serious injuries to the unsavvy or those who do not constantly watch and recalculate.
  3. A series of high waves can create rapid changes in water depth, dangerous for non-swimmers.
  4. High waves can create suddenly changing rip currents taking water back out to the ocean.  This is especially dangerous at the North end of the beach where the rip current drags you out to deep water where you are trapped between huge breaking waves from the ocean and sharp rocks on the land.  Exhaustion and panic can result.  There have been fatalities and hundreds of rescues (often thanks to Frank).
DIRECTIONS FROM KIHEI
  1. Get on S. Kihei Road and head South to almost the end.
  2. Fork left where the road bends and becomes Okolani Drive.
  3. At traffic lights turn right on Wailea Alanui Drive.
  4. Follow the directions below from #5.
Directions from ANYWHERE
  1. Follow road signs to Kihei, Wailea and Makena to where the Route 310 and Route 311 connect to Route 31 (aka Piilani Highway). 
  2. Stay on Route 31, bypassing all exits to Kihei.
  3. At the end of Route 31, no choices, turn right, downhill to the Shops at Wailea T-junction.
  4. Turn left on Wailea Alanui Drive.
  5. Further on the road name changes to Makena Alanui and then Makena Road (all the same road).
  6. Pass the Fairmont Kealani, Po’olenalena Beach Park and Makena Landing (all on the right).
  7. See the Makena hump (cinder cones) ahead and soon see it is on your right.
  8. Pass the “No Sight Distance” road sign and then pass a yellow-gated dirt road on right.
  9. Take next right into Makena State Park car park.
  10. Or alternatively park on street to avoid State Park rip-off non-resident parking + person fees.
  11. Little Beach is about 10 min walk from the car park and 15 min walk from the street.
  12. Follow the trail from the car park to Big Beach and turn right (North).
  13. Proceed to the cliff at end of beach.  Occasionally sand is ripped away and you get a little wet.
  14. Suddenly on arriving at the cliff, you see the trail to the right, going up.
  15. Go half way up and turn left climbing the rocks.  (It is dangerous to follow the trail higher.)
  16. The trail down the other side to Little Beach is easy.
PO’OLENALENA SECRET BEACH (rating 6/10)
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Aerial view: PO'OLENALENA SECRET BEACH, Maui, Hawai'i
RISKS
  1. Warnings.  Due to complaints from residential properties, police officers may instruct you to cover up.  Best to comply but tell him no law has been broken.  Once he has gone, you can resume normal attire.
  2. Breaking high waves can cause serious injuries to the unsavvy or those who do not constantly watch and recalculate.
  3. High waves create rip currents that drag you to deeper water.
DIRECTIONS FROM KIHEI
  1. Get on S. Kihei Road and head South to almost the end.
  2. Fork left where the road bends and becomes Okolani Drive.
  3. At traffic lights turn right on Wailea Alanui Drive.
  4. Follow the directions below from #5.
Directions from ANYWHERE
  1. Follow road signs to Kihei, Wailea and Makena to where the Route 310 and Route 311 connect to Route 31 (aka Piilani Highway). 
  2. Stay on Route 31, bypassing all exits to Kihei.
  3. At the end of Route 31, no choices, turn right, downhill to the Shops at Wailea T-junction.
  4. Turn left on Wailea Alanui Drive.
  5. Further on the road name changes to Makena Alanui (all the same road).
  6. Pass the Fairmont Kealani, and Kaukahi Street.
  7. The road rises uphill, then levels, then goes downhill and passes Makena Road on the right.
  8. At the bottom of the hill turn right into Po’olenalena Beach Park car park.
  9. At the North West corner of the car park, enter a narrow trail.
  10. Follow the trail round the headland to Po’olenalena Secret Beach
  11. Nudity is commonly practiced in Bays 2 and 3 and at high tides in Bay 1.
PAIA SECRET BEACH (rating 2/10)
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Aerial view: PAIA SECRET BEACH, Maui, Hawai'i
RISKS
  1. Warnings.  Due to complaints from Textiles, police officers may instruct you to cover up.  Best to comply but tell him no law has been broken.  Ask if he received a complaint and where is the complainant.  If the complainant is not present, once he has gone, you can resume normal attire.
  2. Breaking high waves can cause serious injuries to the unsavvy or those who do not constantly watch and recalculate.
  3. High waves create rip currents that drag you to deeper water.
Directions from North Coast and Up Country
  1. Head for Paia.
  2. From the junction of Baldwin Avenue and Route 36 (aka Hanna Highway), head West on Route 36.
  3. Almost immediately turn right into Lower Paia Park at Paia Bay.
  4. Alternatively, take the next right into Baldwin Beach Park car park.
  5. From Lower Paia Park follow the coast West to Paia Secret Beach.
  6. From Baldwin Beach Park follow the coast East to Paia Secret Beach.
Directions from South and West Maui
  1. Head for Kahului.
  2. At Kahului take Route 36 East (aka Hanna Highway)
  3. Shortly before Paia turn left into Baldwin Beach Park car park.
  4. Alternatively, just before Paia, take the next left into Lower Paia Park at Paia Bay.
  5. From Baldwin Beach Park follow the coast East to Paia Secret Beach.
  6. From Lower Paia Park follow the coast West to Paia Secret Beach.