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Hawaii's Sexiest Beaches
Cathay Che September 5, 2007PAGES: 1 2
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Hawaii’s range of dazzling beaches is a big reason why these Pacific islands remain the top romance destination in the U.S. Sand quality, air and water temperatures that hover year round in the low 80’s, healthy tropical reefs teeming with life, and overall pristine conditions catapult Hawaii’s sandy fringes onto most every Top Beaches list. But for this story, the search wasn’t just a matter of looking for the best beaches, the biggest beaches or the most picturesque, but for those secret and not-so-secret spots with bona fide sex appeal. A beach that makes you feel even sexier—beyond the vacation glow. By virtue of population (or lack thereof), hard to find location or gilded history, these are Hawaii’s sexiest beaches.
Perhaps the most obvious are a couple of picks among Hawaii’s many resort area stretches. It's no coincidence that The Four Seasons Maui sits looking out on the swank strip of Wailea Beach, where the perfect bodies of the privileged are on display. On calm days you can float in the crystal water looking up at the swaying coconut trees, snorkle among the submerged black ’a’a lava, or take a yoga class right on the sand.
Though Laurance Rockefeller’s 1964 masterpiece The Mauna Kea Beach Resort were closed after the October 2006 earthquake, the quarter mile sugar sand crescent fronting it remains open and is the most perfect spot on the Big Island—and where everyone who is everyone on the island goes to flaunt their figures.
Then there are the famous action beaches like Sunset Beach that attract worldclass athletes. From November to May, Sunset Beach on the infamous North Shore of Oahu is ground zero for the best (and hottest) surfers in the world who are pure poetry in motion. Even busloads of Japanese tourists stop for 15 minutes to gawk and snap photos throughout the day. But even off-season for surf, Sunset Beach is still a wonderland of people-watching and sexy fun.
The beautiful people and the social scene are a huge part of the draw at Hanalei Bay. On an island with so many perfect beaches, you could easily spend a couple of weeks driving from one end of the island to the other end and go to a different beach every day, but Hanalei Bay is Kauai’s brightest star. The two-mile long beach on the north shore can be your launching point for an astounding range of aquatic activities—surfing, snorkeling, windsurfing, canoe paddling, sailing and fishing.
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