A controversial commercial development on the famous black-sand beaches of Hawaii island has been stalled by foreclosure. Black Sand Beach LLC had plans to develop Punalu ‘u Village on 147 acres ...

A controversial commercial development on the famous black sand beaches of Big Island has been stalled by foreclosure.

Visitors walk through the Sea Mountain Resort in Punaluu. As part of a proposed development, Black Sand Beach LLC wanted to restore the resort and nearby golf course. The company has since ...

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 ...

Lineal descendants of Punaluʻu and conservationists devise plans to permanently protect the land on Hawaiʻi island and its ...

In the first year of Hawaii Community College’s Marine Option Program (MOP), students helped count at least 80 green sea turtles along Punaluu Black Sand Beach and Haena Beach. The green sea ...

Signs protest the proposed development plan for Punalu’u Black Sand Beach during a Windward Planning Commission Meeting in Hilo in March 2024. (File photo: Kelsey Walling) The Windward Planning ...

Rsearch was conducted at Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach and Haʻena Beach on Hawai‘i Island. “I took a zoology class at Hawaiʻi Community College and in my lab portion we got to go to Punalu‘u.

Black residents were shut out from enjoying beaches, but we still found ways to flourish, buying up beachfront lots and creating inclusive spaces for lovers of sun and sand. These same Black ...

Of all the black-sand beaches in Iceland—and there are many—Reynisfjara stands out as the most enchanting. (Case in point: It was chosen as a backdrop for season seven of the HBO series Game ...