Quiet Kihei beach park north of Kalama — Surfrider BWTF community testing
Waipuilani Beach Park is the quieter Kihei beach park just north of Kalama Park, fronting a long open south-shore stretch. Check the Community Water Testing section for the sample date, result and full Surfrider report. A sample describes the water collected at that place and time; it does not establish today's water quality. Check the live DOH status above separately.
Waipuilani sits on Maui's leeward south shore in central-north Kihei. The beach fronts a park and nearby residential development, with street drainage that can carry runoff after rain.
Nearby beaches have separate sampling locations. A result from The Cove or another Kihei site does not establish conditions at Waipuilani; check this site's dated sample and current DOH advisories.
The Hawaii Department of Health does NOT routinely test Waipuilani Beach Park. The community-tested readings on this page come from the Surfrider Foundation Blue Water Task Force, a volunteer-led monitoring program run by the Surfrider Maui chapter.
BWTF samples Waipuilani Beach Park monthly using the IDEXX Enterolert method (MPN/100mL), and compares results against the same 130 Beach Action Value DOH uses statewide. See our overview of citizen water-quality testing in Hawaiʻi for the methodology and how BWTF data fits with DOH coverage.
Sandy entry from the central park area. Calm summer conditions; occasional south swells in summer. Less crowded than Kamaole Beach Parks just south.
Summer mornings before the trade winds kick up. Locals and longtime Kihei residents come here more than tourists. Year-round in dry weather.
Off South Kihei Road in central-north Kihei, between Kalama Park and the older condo stretch. Free parking. Restrooms, showers, picnic tables.
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