Past travelers were in awe of Punalu'u and said there was plenty of free parking, though they cautioned that the beach's black ... remove any sand from the beach. Explore more of Hawaii's top ...

A proposed resort transformation on one of the only 20 black sand beaches in the world is dividing communities in Hawai’i. For centuries, the Big Island’s Punaluu Black Sand Beach has been a ...

The Hawaiian archipelago is blessed with rare stretches of black sand beaches ... After your beach day, stop at the nearby Punalu'u Bake Shop, the most visited bakery in Hawaii, to pick up ...

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 ...