Here's the latests in our series of beach lists from John Clark, the noted Hawaii beach expert and all around beach nut, will be feeding us his extremely informed take on beaches around Hawaii. You can buy his books at the University of Hawaii Press for a much more in-depth look.

Kalapaki Beach,Nawiliwili Harbor: "It's a shallow sand bar break that's easy to paddle to. It's very mellow. A lot of bodyboarders and longboarders go there. Its right in the corner of the bay where the Kauai Marriott sits. Its inside the harbor so that means the waves don't get really big at all. It most probably breaks on a South or an East swell. Kalapaki doesn't get any waves from the North. When its good, its a good, fun wave and people really have a good time, going both left and right. On bigger days you can see people surfing outside at Ammonias."

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—Alex, 10/31/06