Students with Hawaii Community College's Marine Option Program helped count nearly 80 green sea turtles along Punaluu Black ...

Hawaii County, which leases the Punaluu Black Sand Beach Park land from the developer for $1 per year, also denied that the park is at risk of closing. “The current lease goes until Nov. 27 ...

“My beloved mother Pele Hanoa and sister, Keolalani Hanoa worked tirelessly for many years to preserve Punalu’u,” said Elsa Kalanikauleleiaiwi Dedman, a direct descendant of Punaluʻu and a Center for ...

In 2020, the developer Black Sand Beach LLC bought 434 acres of land. The proposed development, Punaluu Village, would add 225 residential and short-stay units, a wellness center and dining and ...

But that's not the main reason to visit Punalu'u. This beach in southern Hawai'i (specifically Ka'u) is most ideal for picture-taking. The onyx-tinted sand here owes its unique hue to the ongoing ...

The color comes form a mixture of iron, titanium, and other volcanic materials. Punalu’u Beach, located between Pahala and Na?alehu, in Hawaii, is also known as the Black Sand Beach thanks to ...