About Lumahai Beach on Kauai

An introduction with facts and general information about Lumahai Beach on Kauai Island in Hawaii.

NAME: Lumahai Beach
LENGTH: about 4000 feet
ADDRESS: Hawaii Route 560, about 1.4 miles west of Hanalei
LOCATION: Wainiha, North Kauai Island, Hawaii
SITUATED: between Hanalei Bay and Wainiha Bay

- no protective reef, strong waves, high surf, powerful rip currents
- beach is not safe for swimming or surfing
- beach was featured in the 1958 film "South Pacific"
- the mouth of the Lumahai River is on the west end of the beach

Sections::
- Kahalahala Beach (east end) featured in "South Pacific" film
- Lumahai Beach (west end near the river mouthb=)

References

ARTICLES:
- wikipedia.org --> lumahai beach --> article
- geonames.usgs.gov --> lumahai beach --> 2017 archive
- kauai.com --> lumahai beach
- parrishkauai.com --> kauai's ever changing lumahai beach
- summitpacific.com --> kauai --> lumahai beach
- hawaii-guide.com --> kauai --> beaches --> lumahai_= beach
- hawaiianplanner.com --> --> activity --> details --> lumahai-= beach

PICTURES:
commons.wikimedia.org --> lumahai beach --> images category