The four Ko Olina lagoons
Ko Olina’s four lagoons run north to south along more than a mile and a half of seaside path. Each has its own free public lot, open sunrise to sunset, first come, first served, and none has a lifeguard. Lagoons show on the map whatever filter you pick.
Koholā Lagoon (Lagoon 1)
The northernmost lagoon, in front of Aulani, whose ʻAMAʻAMA restaurant overlooks the beach. It has two public lots, 1A and 1B, both open sunrise to sunset, first come, first served.
Honu Lagoon (Lagoon 2)
A few steps from the Beach Villas towers, with its own public lot and the widest choice of marina beach rentals: loungers, umbrellas and paddleboards, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Naiʻa Lagoon (Lagoon 3)
In front of Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club, with a public lot and marina rentals of loungers and umbrellas, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Ulua Lagoon (Lagoon 4)
The southern lagoon, next to Ko Olina Marina and Ocean’s Edge, where the Kaula luau runs, so it is the easy swim before a boat trip or the show.
Where to stay at Ko Olina
Ko Olina has four places to stay and nothing else that rents by the night. Pick yours in the map above and every pin shows how long it takes to walk there.
Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina
The quiet luxury pick at the north end of the resort: 370 rooms and suites on the lagoon, an adults-only infinity pool with a swim-up bar, a free kids club for ages 5 to 12, and a Michelin Key since September 2026. Read our review.
Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa
Disney’s resort on Koholā Lagoon, told through Hawaiian stories, art and language: 351 hotel rooms plus Disney Vacation Club villas, no resort fee, a kids club included in the stay, and the Waikolohe Valley pools with a lazy river and two slides. Read our review.
Beach Villas at Ko Olina
Not a hotel: 247 two and three bedroom condos in two towers on Honu Lagoon, next door to Aulani, each rented by its owner or an agent, with full kitchens and a beach bar.
Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club
A Marriott Vacation Club resort anyone can book by the night: one to three bedroom villas on Naiʻa Lagoon, each with a full kitchen and a washer and dryer, and no resort fee. Read our review.
Where to eat at Ko Olina
Most of the casual food and the grocery store sit in Ko Olina Station and Ko Olina Center, open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and within walking distance of most of the hotels. The resort restaurants handle the dress-up dinners.
Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman
Peter Merriman’s Ko Olina Station restaurant fires pizzas in a kiawe wood oven, pours a long craft-beer tap list at 29 degrees and books three live music sets a day. Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Roy’s Ko Olina
Open since 2004 in the Ko Olina Golf Club clubhouse, Roy’s serves Hawaii-inspired dishes like misoyaki butterfish, with patio seats on the Bridge Bar over the 18th hole. Lunch runs 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mina’s Fish House
Michael Mina’s line-to-table seafood house at the Four Seasons, with feet-in-the-sand tables and a lobster pot pie. Dinner daily 4 to 9 p.m.; the bar stays open until 11.
ʻAMAʻAMA
Aulani’s open-air dinner restaurant overlooks Koholā Lagoon and serves a four-course island prix fixe, almost entirely gluten-free, with a plant-based option for every course. Dinner Wednesday to Sunday, 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Eggs ’n Things
Pancakes, omelets and crepes at Ko Olina Center, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, plus a bacon jalapeño fried rice sold only at this location.
Island Country Market
The resort’s grocery store, deli and gift shop in one, at Ko Olina Station, with daily plate lunch specials and wine, beer and liquor. The store is open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Mekiko Cantina
Four generations of Delgado family recipes at Ko Olina Center, from sizzling fajitas to kalua pork nachos, with more than 50 tequilas behind the bar. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
808 Craft House
Waikiki Brewing Company beer at Ko Olina Center, with wagyu smashburgers, Sicilian-style pizzas and live music nightly from 6 to 8. Open 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Things to do at Ko Olina
The boats leave from Ko Olina Marina at the south end, and the luau is next door at Ocean’s Edge. Everything else is on the lagoon path.
Ko Olina Marina Boats
The 43-acre marina at the south end, with 342 slips, is where the resort’s boats leave. This catamaran sail and snorkel includes lunch and saves the drive to a harbor in town.
Kaula Lūʻau at Ocean’s Edge
Paradise Cove, the luau beside the resort since 1978, held its last show on December 31, 2025, after its operator lost the lease on its site. Kaula opened February 27, 2026, at Ocean’s Edge, a new venue by Ulua Lagoon and the marina, and many of its performers came from the old show. Adult tickets on the luau’s own site run $119 for the show only to $249 VIP, and parking is free.
