Two Step (Hōnaunau Bay)

The lava rock at the entry is sharp — water shoes if you have them. Wear reef-safe sunscreen only; Hawaiʻi state law bans oxybenzone and octinoxate, and the reef here is part of why this place is worth visiting. Spinner dolphins rest in the bay during the day; they are federally protected. Stay at least fifty yards back per NOAA, do not chase, do not block their path to open water. The bay sits adjacent to a national park — do not park in the NPS lot to access this site, do not bring food or trash to the shore, do not stack rocks. Strong currents can develop; do not swim past the bay mouth.