Lumahai beach, Kauai

This is the site of the filming of South Pacific and is a very impressive beach in its size and beauty.

Located just around the bend from Hanalei Bay, this huge stretch of deep and very white sand actually consists of two beaches. The first is the large expanse of Lumahai Beach near the Lumahai River, and the second is the far eastern end of the beach that is somewhat separated from the main beach and is commonly known as “Tourist Lumahai.” Though Lumahai is one Kauai’s most beautiful beaches it has no protection from the open ocean and thus is subject to strong currents and pounding shore-break waves which can be extremely treacherous.