Beaches around the world come in many colors, from the familiar golden and white sands to rarer hues like pink, red, and even ...

Past travelers were in awe of Punalu'u and said there was plenty of free parking, though they cautioned that the beach's black sand can get very hot. It will most likely take you some time to get ...

It's also home to one of the best-known beaches in Hawaii, Punalu'u Black Sand Beach. Part of its popularity is the striking beauty of the black sand, but this beach is also home to the endangered ...

Punalu’u Beach is a black sand beach located on the southern coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. It’s a popular spot for swimming, sunbathing, and snorkeling.

This is "not your regular beach," according to Asquith. "This secluded stretch of sand is completely black," he said. "Caused by crushed volcanic rock particles and ash over millions of years ...

PUNALUʻU, Hawaiʻi— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a legal intervention opposing a proposed resort development on one of Hawaiʻi’s most renowned black sand beaches that ... many years to ...

Punalu’u Beach, located between Pahala and Na?alehu, in Hawaii, is also known as the Black Sand Beach thanks to its stark black sand caused by basalt from volcanic activity. The beach in Vík í ...