This long, loamy, golden-sand beach, named after L David Larsen (former manager of C Brewer's Kilauea Sugar Company), is stunning, raw and all-natural, with a scrubby backdrop offering afternoon shade. Although it's shallow, snorkeling can be good when the waters are calm – usually only in the summer. Beware of a vicious current that runs westward along the beach and out through a channel in the reef.
To get here, turn onto Koʻolau Rd from whichever end (ie where it intersects either Kuhio Hwy or Moloaʻa Rd); go just over a mile then turn toward the ocean on a dirt road (it should be signposted) and take the immediate left. It's about a mile to the parking area and then a five-minute walk downhill to the beach.
