Shaped by volcanic activity in 1960 and 2018, this black sand beach and 125-foot-high lighthouse on Hawaii's Big Island's ...

Hawaii County, which leases the Punaluu Black Sand Beach Park land from the developer for $1 per year, also denied that the park is at risk of closing. “The current lease goes until Nov. 27 ...

After you've visited a few of Hawaii's black sand beaches Papakolea Beach ... about 30 miles north of Kailua-Kona and 25 miles north of Kona International Airport.

Plan Ahead: The waters here are too rough and rocky to enjoy swimming, and the black sand can ... and never remove any sand from the beach. Explore more of Hawaii's top beaches » Big Island ...

While black sand beaches may not be as common ... on the western side of the Big Island of Hawaii and nestled close to the town of Kailua-Kona. While it isn’t the best beach for swimming along ...

Although it may feel like it happened -in an instant, the formation of the Island of Hawaii’s youngest black sand beach did not happen overnight. This week we explore how the beach at Pohoiki ...

to the black sand beaches of Punaluu, the island some refer to as the “Big Island” holds a name larger than its footprint. But for now, that name, officially the “Island of Hawaii,” may ...