Hoʻokena Beach Park is a County beach park with a gray sand beach in Hoʻokena, South Kona. From the highway, Hoʻokena Beach Road winds down to the park, and near its end a narrow one-lane road on the left leads to a dirt lot by the ocean. The County lists parking, a pavilion, picnic tables, fire pits, drinking water, restrooms and showers, and a concession stand sells food, drinks and reef-safe sunscreen and rents kayaks, boards and snorkel sets. The community group KUPA, Friends of Hoʻokena Beach Park, co-manages the park with the County and runs its beach patrol. Camping is by permit. Hoʻokena was one of the last active Hawaiian canoe fishing villages, and the remains of its old steamship pier are still there. There is a good chance of seeing turtles, and the County warns of hazardous footing, currents and waves.
Down Hoʻokena Beach Road; a narrow one-lane road on the left near the end leads to the dirt lot.