Polihale State Park is a remote wild beach on the western side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

The park is miles away from the town of Kekaha, and it can only be reached via a poorly marked, dirt sugarcane road, making a four-wheel drive vehicle preferable.

The park is located at the western end of Kauai and has many miles of shoreline that averages about 300 feet from the barrier dunes to the surf line.

Driving on the beach is no longer permitted.< https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/parks/kauai/polihale-state-park/> The only road to the park is dirt, with many ruts and potholes, and is difficult to access by non-4WD vehicles.

Visitors to the park should bring additional water, food, an umbrella or other shade apparatus and all supplies they feel they need.

The beach drops off rapidly to deep water and rip currents along the shore are very strong, especially in the winter months.

The story further indicates that this belief was so strong that all the homes built in the vicinity of Polihale would have had no east facing doors, so that no traveling spirit could become trapped within.

With the park site closed and fearing the economic impact, numerous local residents and businesses volunteered to repair the road on their own rather than wait for the government to take action.

On March 23, 2009, local volunteer residents and private businesses began repairing the road on their own and completed the job eight days later.