Kaʻena Point, Coastal landform at northwestern tip of Oahu, United States

Kaʻena Point is a steep mountain ridge at the westernmost tip of Oʻahu, covered in green vegetation with darker rocky faces and deep gullies. Its base meets the ocean in a low, rocky shoreline where white water breaks against the rocks. The ridge slopes down to the sea and forms the horizon beneath a blue sky.

In 1899 the Oahu Railway and Land Company built a 70-mile line from Honolulu through Kahuku to carry sugarcane, and it ran past Kaʻena Point. A tsunami in 1946 destroyed most of the tracks, not all of the line's infrastructure. Hikers on the Kaʻena Point Trail can still pick out surviving sections of rail along the route.

The name kaʻena means "the heat" in Hawaiian, and the point is named after a brother or cousin of the goddess Pele who came with her from Kahiki. Hawaiian folklore makes this the jumping-off point for souls leaving this world. Visitors walking the trail pass the remnant railway tracks of the 1899 sugarcane line.

The 5-mile (8 km) trail can be entered from Keawaula Beach or Mokuleia. The route crosses open ground with little shade, so carry water and sun protection. Sturdy footwear helps on the rocky, uneven path.

In 2011 a predator-proof fence about 2,133 feet (650 m) long was built at Kaʻena Point for roughly $290,000, enclosing 59 acres (24 ha). It was the first such fence in the United States. Since then, wedge-tailed shearwater and Laysan albatross fledglings, ʻōhiʻa and sandalwood have increased inside the enclosure.