Hawaii is one place that has no shortage of breathtaking natural wonders, including the Earth's tallest active volcano, sky-high waterfalls, and even an extra-large banyan tree. Some of the ...

Formed within a 49,000-year-old cinder cone that is part of the Mauna Loa Volcano, the beach gets its green-colored sands from the crystals that have naturally evolved from the volcano. The sand ...

Papakolea Beach, located on the southern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, is nicknamed Green Sand Beach. The green sands come from olivine crystals from surrounding lava rocks in the Pu'u Mahana cinder ...

After you've visited a few of Hawaii's black sand beaches Papakolea Beach, also known as Green Sand Beach, should be next on your list. While this unique shore on Hawaii's Big Island offers no ...