The above beach is one of my favorite places to visit when I am in the Waikiki/Town area of the island. Ala Moana beach is from what I have heard the "locals" beach to hang out at instead of the "visitor" beach of Waikiki. Anyways, the beaches in general on Saturdays are crowed with families doing barbecues or parties or combinations of both. It is not uncommon to find a bouncy castle in the park or more than one in the park. Therefore, I try to stay away from most of the "family/tourist" beaches on Saturday. I normally go during the week or on Sunday. Both of these times do not see the crowded level that is seen on Saturday.
This beach also sees a lot of stand up paddle boarding (SUP) and people swimming laps along the length of the beach. There aren't that many waves that are seen at this beach which is also pretty nice. It's a nice relaxing place to come to. There is also a park that is right next to the beach where people play volleyball, have parties, play tennis, basketball, Ultimate Frisbee (which I have yet to see, I have just heard rumors), and lot of people biking and running. It is a good park to go running in since there are some nice trails, and not a lot of vehicle traffic.
Now you might ask what SUP is. I will refer you to this site that gives a short introduction/history of it (click here). At Ala Moana, you don't normally see people surfing of these boards, since there is not many waves. You normally see people just paddling parallel to the beach (seen below). I have not learned how to do this. It is on my list of things to learn.
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