This particular beach lies near the end of Pohakuloa Road. It is a nice half moon shaped cove with mostly white sand. In the middle of the cove is what remains of the Japanese ship that gives the cove it's name...snorkeling the cove we easily found a large anchor and partial hull of the ship. The cove is safe for... More

The wind blew like mad the whole time we were in Molokai - the 3-Mile beach was beautiful but you couldn't sit out on it in the wind and the surf was way too rough in February. But Dixie Maru was protected from the wind and the little bay was also protected from the rough ocean waves and currents so... More

This is a great little beach that you'll have to yourself, or almost to yourself once you find it!! It is at the far West end of Molokai. We noticed that even one of GPS's had the wrong street configuration for this area of Molokai. More

There were nobody on this beach when we went. I was not wearing my bathing suit, so I went skinny dipping. How liberating! More

Beautiful little beach somewhat protected from the surf by lava breakers. Decent snorkeling, very private. Our group was one of about 15 people there. I highly recommend going to the Big Wind Kite factory on the way to get a kite; our kids had a blast flying a kite on the beach. Decent snorkeling, so bring your gear. Not the... More

This was the only beach in Moloka'i that we returned to 4 times for a swim! We loved how small and uncrowded it was. I think at the most, there were maybe 15 people on the beach! You can't find that were I come from! The rocks surround the beach so the waves are not huge and it is very... More

We got lucky on our trip. The weekend had the annual kayak, canoe, and 2 person kayak race going on between Oahu and Molokai. The beach was full of activity but shortly after the race began it was empty. A beautiful beach. More

We always enjoy visiting this side of the island, and spending the morning at this fun beach. Feet beware for the red dirt and thorns! Where your thick slippers (flip flops) and bring a decent towel with you. When I was there last week we swam with a turtle a few times. We also enjoy it when the surfers are... More

Dixie Maru is the best little beach for swimming on West Molokai. It's in a little cove so the water is pretty calm here. There were some little local kids boogie boarding when we were there, but other than that one family, we were alone. This beach was recommended to us by a few locals, but it can be hard... More