"Lanikai Pillboxes (Kaiwa Ridge) Hike" Top 5 Page for this destination Touring / Exploration Tip by bryINpoland

Back drop to Lanikai Beach (One of the top 10 beaches in the world) is Kaiwa Ridge. The trail that runs a long the ridge takes you past two pillboxes built during WWII. Two of many pillboxes built along the eastern coast of Oahu that are now just decrepit reminders of the past.

A short and easy hike treats you to 360 degree views of the windward side of Oahu. Great views of Mokumanu and Mokulua (The Moks), Waimanalo Bay and Makapuu Point, the Koolau Mountains, Kailua Bay and Kaneohe Marine Base and of the Enchanted Lakes area.

Directions: Pass Kailua Beach Park on Kawailoa Rd. Take left at 4 way stop sign onto Alala Rd, which takes you around Alala Point and into Lanikai. You must veer right onto Aalapapa Dr. and take your second left onto Kaelepulu Dr. Follow the road a short way and park along the side of the road near the entrance of Mid-Pacific Country Club, just before the gated community where the road ends. Just to the left of the private apartments you will see a dirt path that starts up Kaiwa Ridge.