Found in Hawaii, Iceland, the Canary Islands and other destinations around the world, black sand beaches intrigue travelers with their mystery and beauty. These beaches form over time by the ...

Not so fast. A development that includes condominiums and a conference center is being proposed for one of Hawaii’s famous black sand beaches, but some native islanders are against the idea.

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 ...

PUNALUʻU, Hawaiʻi— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a legal intervention opposing a proposed resort development on one of Hawaiʻi’s most renowned black sand beaches that would harm local ...

Locals refer to last year’s eruptions at Kilauea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ... including a new black-sand beach at Isaac Hale Beach Park. The park reopened in December after a nearly ...

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 ...

Other places in the world that have a high concentration of black sand beaches include the Aleutians, Hawaii, and the Canary Islands. White sand beaches, on the other hand, form where there are large ...