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 ...

Because of the area's volcanic activity, Punalu'u has striking black sand, rather than the pearly white kind found on many ...

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 ...

The sky is a gray canvas backlit by the moonlight and dotted with blots of Christmas green and red. Giant, glowing orbs ...

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 ...

There’s no arguing that Hawaii is unique among the states for many reasons, and for the last quarter-century or so, I’ve been ...

Picture relaxing in Hawai‘i.  We’re pretty sure you imagined a beach.   Hawai‘i has some of the best ones in the world, from ...

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 ...

State Senate, District 1: Portion of Pepeekeo, Papaikou, Hilo, Keaukaha, Kaumana State Senate, District 2: Keaau, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Orchidlands Estates, Ainaloa ...

The beach holiday is the platonic ideal of vacations: what nearly every traveler, whether active or armchair, dreams of. Soft sand, shady palms, a cold drink, a warm surf—what more could you want?