a breathtaking black-sand beach close to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. If you're staying along the Kona-Kohala Coast, you should make this a stopover on your way to or from the park. The novelty ...

The August wildfires are burning in North Kohala and South Kohala, just over 20 miles north of Kona Village and have ... over a secluded sliver of black-sand beach. But the hottest tickets are ...

While black sand beaches may not be as common as their fairer ... Big Island of Hawaii and nestled close to the town of Kailua-Kona. While it isn’t the best beach for swimming along the Kohala ...

The Hawaiian archipelago is blessed with rare stretches of black sand beaches, a spectacular phenomenon created when hot basaltic lava meets the ocean. One of the most famous, and remote, black ...

The setting is gorgeous, with palm trees, white- and black-sand beaches and a sparkling sea; blue skies on the day I arrived completed the perfect scene. Accommodations at the Kona Village ...

Plan Ahead: The waters here are too rough and rocky to enjoy swimming, and the black sand can get very hot. But that's not the main reason to visit Punalu'u. This beach in southern Hawai'i ...

A proposed development that would transform one of Hawaii’s most famous black sand beaches into a new resort area – including condos, tennis courts, and a conference center – is facing ...

It’s one of the most famous black sand beaches in Hawaii. On the southeast coast of the island of Hawaii, aka the Big Island, the Punaluu beach is a popular stop for visitors who want to see ...