Missing imagePunaluublacksandbeachpic.jpg Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach is a beach near
Naalehu, Hawaii on the
Big Island of
Hawaii that has black sand created by volcanic activity. The volcanic activity is now in
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Taking black sand is prohibited, but
local tradition says that if any of the black sand from Punalu'u beach is taken away from
Hawaii that the person that took it will be cursed until it is returned. The same is said about the local volcanic rocks.
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