Punaluʻu 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pāhala and Ka’u.

Pāhala

Village

Photo: Ichabod, Public domain.

Pāhala is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2020 census.

Ka’u

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Ka'u is the largest district on the Big Island of Hawaii between Puna and Kona, consisting mostly of lava fields, grasslands and agricultural exports including Ka'u Coffee, macadamia nuts, and oranges.

Nīnole Cove

Category: body of water
Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude

19.12878° or 19° 7′ 44″ north

Longitude

-155.51015° or 155° 30′ 37″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

73F64FHQ+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368391514

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

5851478

Wikidata ID

Q49386866

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In Other Languages

“Nīnole Cove” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Nīnole Cove”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nīnole Springs and Sea Mountain Golf Club.

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