Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Beaches & Beach Vacations - Plan a Beach Party!

BEAUTIFUL! From what I'm told, the only green sand beach in the entire world!!!!!!!! We were going to do the 4x4 thing, but decided we'd hike so that we could stop for pictures along the coast... more on Tripadvisor

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Makalawena/Pu'u Ali'i

Makalawena is a fabulous beach though it does take some effort to get to. It is a couple of miles north of Kona Airport. If you are going north on Queen K Highway (Hwy 19), after you go past the airport watch for a sign that says "Kekaha Kai State... more on Tripadvisor

The girls and I had the day to ourselves so we thought we'd visit Makalawena Beach because it was raved about in our guidebook. We found the turn-off from Hwy 19 and thought it didn't look too bad to drive. I had a rental Sebring convertible. Well... more on Tripadvisor