Big trouble at Little Beach
Big trouble at Little Beach
One group’s efforts to preserve Little Beach's free-spirited legacy
“Little Beach” at Pu‘u Ola‘i on Maui, Hawaii, has a long history as a counter-cultural beach that has attracted nude sunbathers, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other free-spirited visitors for decades. However, recent actions by the state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) represent a relatively new threat the future of this historic clothing optional beach.
Nude sunbathing at Little Beach goes back to at least 1969.1 The beach is remote and isolated, making it difficult to access and out of view of the public. The beach's geography, surrounded by a steep cinder cone and the Pacific Ocean, makes it difficult for outsiders to stumble upon it. Despite this, Little Beach has drawn people from all over the world. It's been estimated that an average of 300 people visit Little Beach every day, with roughly 50% of them going nude. Little Beach's stat…
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