Punaluʻu Beach
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Beach
- Description: black Sand Beach, Big Island, Hawaii, US
- Also known as: “Black Sand Beach”, “Punalu’u Beach”, “Punalu’u Black Sand Beach”, “Punaluu Beach”, and “Punaluu Black Sand Beach”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pāhala.
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. Pāhala is situated 5 miles north of Punaluʻu Beach.
Punaluʻu Beach
- Categories: black sand beach, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.13536° or 19° 8′ 7″ northLongitude
-155.50436° or 155° 30′ 16″ westElevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
73F64FPW+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 211397231OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
5852775Wikidata ID
Q7259890
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Punaluʻu Beach” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شاطئ بيونالو”
- Chinese: “黑沙滩”
- French: “Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach”
- French: “Punaluu Black Sand Beach”
- Hausa: “Kogin Punalu’u”
- Hawaiian: “Punalu‘u Beach”
- Japanese: “プナルウ”
- Japanese: “プナルウ黒砂海岸”
- Spanish: “Punaluu Black Sand Beach”
- Thai: “Punalu’u Beach”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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