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Makena State Park

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Hawaii Maui Big Beach vacation landscape in Makena State Park

Makena State Park should be high on every traveler’s itinerary. Its crowning glory, Big Beach, is the scene that people conjure up when they dream of a Hawaiian beach – beautiful and expansive, with virtually no development on the horizon. Although it's a state park, Makena remains pretty much as nature intended, with no facilities except for lifeguard stations and a couple of pit toilets and picnic tables.

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