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Makapu'u beach at the eastern end of the island. Views, with Manana Island. O'ahu. Hawaii. Beautiful Makapuu Beach and beach park,located along Oahu's east coast is one of Oahu's more scenic beaches. Makapu_u Beach Park and Kaup_ Beach Park _ All of the rocky shoreline and pocket beaches between the sea cliffs at Makapu_u Point and the State Research Pier (Makai Pier) are beach parks open to the public. Wave conditions at Kaup_ (western end) are more suited to young beach-goers and poor swimmers. Makapu_u Beach is a popular body-surfing beach, but the shore break can be dangerous. Makapu_u is the extreme eastern end of the Island of O_ahu in the Hawaiian Islands, comprising the remnant of a ridge that rises 647 feet (197 m) above the sea. The cliff at Makapu_u Point forms the eastern tip and is the site of a prominent lighthouse. The place name of this area, meaning 'bulging eye' in Hawaiian, is thought to derive from the name of an image said to have been located in a cave here called Keanaokeakuap_loli. The entire area is quite scenic and a panoramic view is presented at the lookout on Kalanianaole Highway (State Rte. 72) where the roadway surmounts the cliff just before turning south towards leeward O_ahu and Honolulu. (Photo by: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)