Ko Olina Lagoon 3, Kapolei HI

Softest sand, clean, much quieter than Waikiki. Attached to a Disney resort as well. 4 lagoons to choose from, this one was by far the most calm & relaxing beach.

Idyllic little cove with clean beach and trees for shade. It’s one of a series of similar coves, the further away you are from aulani the more likely you’ll find parking and less crowds.

Out of the lagoons, number 2 and 3 are probably the most "empty" ones. If you are looking for a more relax type of vibes then these two are the ones to go too.

Reasonably quiet lagoon on a Monday midday. Minimal people when I visited.

This lagoon 3 is closest to the Marriott Beach Club with reserved cabanas, lounge chairs, and umbrella tables available for a fee. All equipment looked to be fairly well maintained and not dirty.

Beautiful and calm area for families to swim and snorkel.

There are four man-made lagoons at Ko Olina, which have beautiful and prestine white-sand beaches and scenic views. My wife and I dropped by to have a quick visit to the four lagoons before sun sets in, which we did. The Ko Olina lagoons are located on the west side of the Oahu island, and the sunset view is awesome, which is likely to offer the same view during the day, and not to be missed when visiting Oahu. We took TheBus from the main road after our helicopter tour from the airport and connected with an Uber ride to reach the Lagoon4 as our starting point. We took the inner walkways to reach each of the other lagoons. We then walked to the main road to take TheBus back to Waikiki, an experience not to be repeated due to the long walk to the bus stand in the night. The cost of an Uber or Lyft ride can be rather prohibitive, though. The best is to visit early in the day and have the flexibility and choice of transport later in the day.

Beautiful, well maintained place. Public parking is a bit complicated and well designed scam. Total waste of time waiting to find public free parking.
Paid public parking is always easy and convenient.
Swimming is fun but not as good feeling and visibility in the open areas beaches.
Not worth bringing snorkel.

Very clean and quiet. Decent snorkeling by the far rocks, but the constant waves pounding on the rocks makes it cloudy.

The five stars are definitely NOT because of the parking available! Had to wait for about 30min to get a spot. I can say however that patience is a virtue and we were rewarded. This beach is truly GORGEOUS! So safe for little kids - no waves and nice gradual slope into deeper waters. We stayed here for a couple of hours. Glad we were persistent with the parking situation! Loved our time visiting this beach.

One of the 4 man-made lagoons in Ko Olina. Lagoon 3 is next to Marriott resort, mostly visited by Marriott guests. There is restroom, shower at each Lagoon. There is no public parking at Lagoon 3. Beach goers either are Marriott guests, or have to walk from nearby Lagoon 4. All Lagoons are pretty shallow near the water edge, and calm. Not very crowded in March. Nice weather.