The Many Faces of Little Beach

The Little Beach controversy has grown. A tiny secluded beach on Maui's South Coast, between posh Wailea and undeveloped Makena has become the "eye" of a cultural storm about the custom of "clothing optional" dress for its visitors. Little Beach has been known for a decade or more as a place where those who choose can remove their clothes . It is a lovely beach, separated by a small hill from a pristine stretch of sand known as Big Beach, frequented by locals and tourists alike. To access Little Beach, one has to climb a small cliff separating Little Beach from Big Beach and at the top of the hill the view is spectacular of both beaches and the majesty that is Maui.

Some claim that nudity is an affront to traditional Hawaiian values. Some claim that nudity is a God-given right. If the good Lord had wanted us clothed , he would have created us wearing clothes! Some come to Little Beach to see nude or semi-nude people. Some say they come to Maui BECAUSE Little Beach is here. On Sundays, the tribal gathering includes music-making, drumming, dancing, chanting and being! Little Beach changes as does all of Maui and the Hawaiian Islands with the weather.

There are many "faces" to Little Beach, depending on your viewpoint. You can see it from the ocean, from the hilltop, from the beach itself, through the bushes and trees that mark its perimeter. There are also the people who inhabit Little Beach. They can better be known by their faces than by their bodies. In these photos you can see "the many faces of Little Beach" You are invited to enjoy them, to examine them, to appreciate them. Welcome to Little Beach. Come in person when you can. You are all welcome.

Aloha, Ed Jor-el Elkin