There are only four green sand beaches on Earth, and Hawaii has one of them. Located at Hawaii Island’s South Point in the district of Kau, Papakolea Beach has rare olivine sands, created by a ...

Papakōlea Beach in Hawaii, one of the world's four beaches that feature green sand, has been "desecrated" and "exploited" by tourists.. The destination is accessible only by foot, so tourists on ...

The area around a rare and secluded beach on Hawaii’s Big Island is being ripped apart by tourists who want to see the coast’s rare green sand.. Illegal off-road driving has carved paths into ...

Volcanic activity is part of what makes Hawaii so special, and Papakolea Beach is a testament to that. The olivine-rich sand ...

Papakolea beach on Hawaii's Big Island is also home to green sand, which was caused by a volcanic eruption nearly 50,000 years ago. Most read in News Travel PRISON ROW ...

Beachgoing is perhaps the most popular activity among tourists in the Aloha State. The Hawaiian archipelago is noted for beaches of all shapes and colors—from the uniform sugar sand of Ka’anapali ...

People are allowed to visit the beach — which contains sand rich in olivine, a bright green mineral — but only on foot, via a roughly 2.5-mile (four kilometre) hike. Recommended ...

Papakolea beach on Hawaii's Big Island is also home to green sand, which was caused by a volcanic eruption nearly 50,000 years ago. Most read in News Travel NO HOLS BARRED ...

The area around a rare and secluded beach on Hawaii’s Big Island is being ripped apart by tourists who want to see the coast’s rare green sand. Illegal off-road driving has carved paths into the ...

The area around a rare and secluded beach on Hawaii’s Big Island is being ripped apart by tourists who want to see the coast’s rare green sand. Illegal off-road driving has carved paths into the ...