Waianae is very "working class" Hawaii. I am a middle class Montanan who had seven people in my party. Our goal was to explore Oahu. We did not want to spend a ton of money on a place to sleep. This house on the beach was perfect. We rolled in in the dark and my first impressions were not great (There is quite a bit of homelessness in the area), but when I woke up in the morning and saw all the beauty that surrounded me I fell in love. As the 10 days rolled on, my favorite thing became waking up every morning and hanging out on the patio.
All Hawaii beaches are "public access" which is the way it should be! So, I really liked the fact that our beach front was rocky; it limited the foot traffic in front of the property. Two of my favorite beaches on the whole island (Makaha and Pokai) were less than a five minute drive from Liz's House. A top 10 beach (Princess) is a 4 minute walk away, so having a rocky beach front was a bonus as far as I was concerned.