Napili Bay, Maui

Napili Bay is West Maui in miniature: a golden crescent of sand, water clear enough to track the turtles from shore, and Molokai across the channel. This 4K camera watches the whole bay from above the beach.

Green sea turtles graze the reef here daily, and from December through April this live webcam doubles as a whale-watching post: humpbacks calve in these channels, and breaches in frame are a regular event, especially in the calm of Hawaiian mornings.

Hawaii runs on UTC−10 with no daylight saving, so time your visit: sunrise ~6:30–7 am local lights Molokai first, and sunset drops straight into the sea in front of the lens.