Past travelers were in awe of Punalu'u and said there was plenty of free parking, though they cautioned that the beach's black ... turtles and never remove any sand from the beach. Explore more of ...

Found in Hawaii, Iceland ... its popularity is the striking beauty of the black sand, but this beach is also home to the endangered Hawksbill turtles and green sea turtles that sun themselves ...

Punaluu Black Sand Beach is not only an amazing natural resource but also home to the endangered hawksbill sea turtles ... place,” said Maxx Phillips, Hawaii director and staff attorney at ...

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 ...

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 would ...

Locals refer to last year’s eruptions at Kilauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ... including a new black-sand beach at Isaac Hale Beach Park. The park reopened in December after a nearly ...

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 ...

These reptiles have roamed the oceans for 100 million years. We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding. Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas. They were ...

My mom and I stayed at Rosewood's Kona Village resort on Hawaii's Big Island for $1,765 a night. Some highlights of our stay included our ocean-view room and access to a black-sand beach.

Hawaii recently took the top spot in a ranking ... There were endless tracks of black-sand beach. The nearby black-sand beach was filled with interesting trees and natural features.