Run · Kaimana Beach · Diamond Head, Honolulu

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Runs

Six routes from the sand at Kaimana Beach, ordered shortest to longest: a flat park shakeout, the Saturday market loop over Diamond Head, the lighthouse errand run to Planet Fitness and Whole Foods with TheBus home, a seven-mile loop back over Kaimuki, a ten-mile south-shore loop, and the official Honolulu Marathon course. 54 miles in all, mapped and measured.

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Easy · flat · Kapiolani Park perimeter

Park Shakeout

Recovery loop around the park, ocean on one side, banyans on the other.

2.1
miles: +10
ft of climbing: 21 min
at 10:00 /mi

Dead flat. Kalakaua along the beach to the Kapahulu corner, up past the zoo on Monsarrat, back along Paki under the trees. Add strides on the park grass and finish barefoot on the sand where you started.

Elevation

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Turn by turn

0.0Ewa (west) on Kalakaua from Kaimana Beach: the Natatorium, the Aquarium, the park on your right.
0.5Right onto Kapahulu Ave for one block, then right onto Monsarrat Ave past the zoo.
1.0Right onto Paki Ave along the mauka edge of the park, under the banyans.
1.7Paki ends at Poni Moi Rd. Right, then right again onto Kalakaua.
2.1Back at the beach. Strides on the park grass, then finish barefoot on the sand.

Marathon overlap

The final mile of the marathon, plus Monsarrat and Paki.

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A week that uses all of them

How they fit together

MonPark Shakeouteasy, strides on the grass
WedKahala Errandrun, lift, lunch, bus
ThuLighthouse Sevenhills at steady effort
SatSaturday Market Loopcrater loop with breakfast at KCC
SunThe Tenlong run, before sunrise

Together they rehearse most of the marathon: Kalakaua and Monsarrat, both climbs of Diamond Head Road, Kilauea Avenue and the finish along the park. Only the Kalanianaole out-and-back to Hawaii Kai is missing, and Route 23 from Kahala Mall gets you there.

Field notes

Before you go

Heat: Sunrise is around 6:30 in September and 7:00 by December. Start early; Diamond Head Road has no shade or water after KCC.
Traffic: Diamond Head Road is a narrow two-lane with a good sidewalk on the ocean side. On Kalanianaole run the shoulder facing traffic, or save it for race day.
TheBus: Adult fare $3 with a HOLO card or exact cash. Route 14 is the only line that stops at the door (Kalakaua Ave + Elks Club); Route 2 is the frequent one, from Kapahulu Ave a mile away.

Routes traced on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) with pedestrian routing; distances are measured along the trace and rounded, elevation is from terrain data. Marathon course per honolulumarathon.org; the traced line is a close approximation of the certified course. Business hours and bus times as published September 2026, confirm before you rely on them.