| Bellows Beach Park is one of Oahu's guarded | | | | lifeguard signs, stay out of the water-jellyfishes can be |
| beaches. It lies on the shoreline of Bellows Field Air | | | | fatal. If you get bitten by a man-of-war, see a lifeguard |
| force Base between the Inoaole and Waimalu | | | | for medical help. |
| Streams in windward Oahu. Bellows Beach is owned | | | | If you want to spend a night at the beach, just secure |
| by the air force, and is even used for military trainings. | | | | a camping permit from the City of Honolulu. Bellows |
| Since 1964, however, it has been opened to civilians on | | | | has a spacious campground; it has about 50 |
| weekends and national holidays. During weekdays, the | | | | campsites. For those in the military, there are cabins for |
| beach can only be accessed by those with military ID. | | | | you but you have to make reservations early because |
| Bellows Beach is a long and wide strip of powdery | | | | they can fill up quite fast. |
| sand that is perfect for strolling, sunbathing or viewing | | | | Services and amenities: lifeguards (available, however, |
| the scenic Koolau Mountain Range. The white sanded | | | | during weekends and summers only), restrooms, |
| shore meets a clear, aqua blue ocean- a feature | | | | showers picnic areas, campgrounds, paintball sports |
| Bellows Beach is most noted for. The beach's shallow | | | | 5 Unique Things about Bellows Beach: |
| sandbar and small shore breaks provide the ideal | | | | - The beach is owned by the Bellows Field Airforce! |
| wave condition for swimming, and for beginning body | | | | - During former President Clinton's visit of Hawaii in |
| and board surfers. Surfing and boogie boarding, on the | | | | 1998, he stayed at the Bellows Air Force Base. |
| other hand, is permitted in areas outside the perimeter | | | | - The alaakele or Pacific mole crab considers Bellows |
| of the two lifeguard towers only. | | | | Beach as its home. They can be found on the water's |
| Also fringing the shore are rows of ironwood trees | | | | edge, waiting for their favorite food: the Portuguese |
| providing a shade perfect for spending a day at the | | | | man-of-war. They're no turtles, but because of their |
| beach. Watch out for the ironwood cones that litter | | | | rounded shells, locals popularly call them "sand turtles." |
| the ground though; they can be painful. | | | | - The most fragile of marine mollusks, the pupu pani or |
| But if there's anything that can really ruin your day at | | | | "cork shell", are frequent visitors of the beach as well |
| the beach, it's when you get stung by a Portuguese | | | | as they often accompany the Portuguese man-of-war |
| man-of-war (stinging blue jellyfish). As the name goes, | | | | brought by strong winds. |
| this jellyfish has a blue skin, which makes it hard to | | | | - The beach's Island Paintball Sports is staffed by |
| spot when present in the ocean water. The | | | | retired military personnel. Sometimes, the military also |
| Portuguese man-of-war is often brought by strong | | | | uses this facility for training. |
| trade winds from surrounding ocean. If there are | | | | |