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 ...