Top 12 Short Hikes in Hawaii

Hawaii is one of the most beautiful spots on the planet. Here are 12 incredible trails that give you the most bang for your buck.
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Best Trails in Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
China Wall/Spitting Cave - East from Honolulu and before Hanauma Bay, waves thunder into a layered shoreline cliff known as the China Wall.
Hanakapi'ai Beach via the Kalalau Trail
Kalalau Trail to Hanakapiai Beach - hike the Na Pali coastline
Maha'ulepu Heritage Trail: Shipwreck Beach to Punahoa Point
Shipwreck Beach Trail - short hike to Shipwreck Rock on the south end of Kauai
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Pu’u Huluhulu Trail - trail up a cinder cone to a view of vast lava fields and a moon-like landscape
Kīlauea Iki & Crater Rim Trail
Kilauea Iki Trail - great taste of Volcanoes National Park with the native bright red lehua flowers, examples of lava spatter, holes, cracks, uplifts, expansion, and other traces of volcanic activity
Pa Ka'oao Trail (White Hill Trail)
Pa ka’oao Trail (White Hill Trail) - hike around and up the side along a rocky path that overlooks the Haleakala Valley
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Nakalele Blowhole - short steep hike down the hillside to a great vantage point to view the blowhole
Ka'iwa Ridge (Lanikai Pillbox) Trail
Kaiwa Ridge Trail - short hike with some elevation looks over Lanakai and Kailua beaches and the twin Mokulua Islands
Koko Crater Tramway to Kokohead Lookout
Koko Crater Railway Trail - great views along an abandoned railway that goes 1,048 steps straight up the crater
Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail
Makapu’u Lighthouse - “get a lot of bang for your buck” including elevation, views, beach, tide pools, mountains, sunrise and sunsets
Diamond Head Crater (Lēʻahi) Summit Trail
Diamond Head - views at the top are great of Waikiki, the lighthouse, the crater and ocean, as well as the eastern beaches
Best Trails in Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
China Wall/Spitting Cave - East from Honolulu and before Hanauma Bay, waves thunder into a layered shoreline cliff known as the China Wall.