Punaluʻu Beach
Black Sand Beach, Big Island, Hawaii, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Black Sand Beach on Maui (Naupaka Beach), see Makena State Park. For the Black Sand Beach destroyed by the current eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, see Kaimū, Hawaii. For the community on Oʻahu island, see Punaluu, Hawaii.
Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing into the ocean which explodes as it reaches the ocean and cools. This volcanic activity is in the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Punaluʻu is frequented by endangered hawksbill and green turtles, which can often be seen basking on the black sand.
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