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 ...

Punaluu Black Sand Beach is not only an amazing natural resource but also home to the endangered hawksbill sea turtles. Developers have tried to meet the protests of villagers more than halfway by ...

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 ...

Stretching on the quiet southeastern Ka’u coast between the towns of Pahala and Na’alehu, Punalu’u Beach is one of the most famous black sand beaches in Hawaii, just as stunning as Piha Beach in New ...

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 ...