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Oahu’s Kailua Named Best Beach In The US. What’s Your Pick?
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May 28, 2019
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Oahu’s Kailua Named Best Beach In The US. What’s Your Pick?
Earlier this month, Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park was chosen as the top beach in the U.S. by “Dr. Beach,” the alias for coastal scientist and professor Stephen Leatherman, who has been compiling the list since 1991.
In this May 15, 2019, photo, people stand near the ocean at Kailua Beach Park in Kailua, Hawaii. In Kailua, the sand is soft and white, the water is clear and calm, and the view is exactly what you might expect from a beach in the Hawaiian Islands. Those are among the reasons the beach has been selected as the best stretch of sand on an annual list of top U.S. beaches. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal scientist and professor at Florida International University, has been drafting the list under the alias "Dr. Beach" since 1991. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones) ORG XMIT: HICJ402
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Earlier this month, Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park was chosen as the top beach in the U.S. by “Dr. Beach,” the alias for coastal scientist and professor Stephen Leatherman, who has been compiling the list since 1991.

Earlier this month, Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park was chosen as the top beach in the U.S. by “Dr. Beach,” the alias for coastal scientist and professor Stephen Leatherman, who has been compiling the list since 1991.

Dr. Beach uses 50 different criteria to assess beaches, including everything from water cleanliness and safety to sand softness and seaweed volume.

What are your favorite beaches? What criteria do you use to evaluate them?

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