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Name	Category	Location

Ahalanui Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| This 3-acre beach park has a ½-acre pond—fresh spring...	Beaches	Hilo

Anaehoomalu Beach (A-Bay) Be the First to Rate It Map \| This expansive beach of golden sand mixed with black lava grains...	Beaches	Kohala

Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area Be the First to Rate It Map \| By any measurement, this is one fine beach. Guidebooks usually...	Beaches	Kohala

Honolii Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| There aren't many places along the east Hawaii coastline to catch...	Beaches	Hilo

Hookena Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| Driving south on Highway 11 from Kealakekua Bay, you'll see the...	Beaches	South Kona

Kahaluu Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| Snorkelers can actually hand-feed the unusually tame reef fish...	Beaches	Kailua-Kona

Kailua Bay & Kamakahonu Beach Be the First to Rate It Map \| Kids will especially enjoy this small pocket beach where they...	Beaches	Kailua-Kona

Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| There are few beaches with as many old Hawaiian archaeological...	Beaches	Kailua-Kona

Kapoho Tide Pools Be the First to Rate It Map \| Snorkelers will find tons of coral and the fish who feed off...	Beaches	Hilo

Kaunaoa Beach Be the First to Rate It (Mauna Kea Beach). Hands-down one of the most beautiful beaches...	Beaches	Kohala

Kekaha Kai State Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| A 1.5-mi narrow, bumpy gravel road leads off Highway 19 to this...	Beaches	Kohala

Kiholo Bay Be the First to Rate It Map \| The brilliant turquoise waters of this bay are a cooling invitation...	Beaches	Kohala

Kolekole Beach Park Be the First to Rate It This rocky beach on the Kolekole River offers an idyllic setting...	Beaches	Hamakua Coast

Kolekole Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| This small beach park is a picture postcard of tropical Hawaii...	Beaches	Hilo

Kua Bay Be the First to Rate It Remoteness does have its merits at this lovely beach, the northernmost...	Beaches	Kohala

Laupahoehoe Point Park Member Rating: 3.6 Map \| Come here to watch the surf pound the jagged black rocks at the...	Beaches	Hamakua Coast

Leleiwi Beach Park and Richardson Ocean Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| There's hardly any sand here near road's end in Keaukaha, east...	Beaches	Hilo

MacKenzie State Recreation Area Be the First to Rate It This is a coastal park located on rocky shoreline cliffs in a...	Beaches	Puna

Mahukona Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Snorkelers and divers will find excitement in the clear waters...	Beaches	Kohala

Makalawena Be the First to Rate It Makalawena is a long white crescent, dotted with little coves...	Beaches	Kohala

Napoopoo Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| There's no real beach here, but don't let that deter you—this...	Beaches	South Kona

Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area Be the First to Rate It Map \| The unused runway—great for jogging—is still visible...	Beaches	Kailua-Kona

Onekahakaha Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| A white-sand beach with a shallow, enclosed tide pool makes this...	Beaches	Hilo

Papakolea Beach (Green Sand Beach) Be the First to Rate It Map \| Tired of the same old gold-, white-, or black-sand beach? Then...	Beaches	Kau

Pololu Valley Beach Be the First to Rate It On the North Kohala peninsula is one of the Big Island's most...	Beaches	Kohala

Punaluu Beach Park (Black Sand Beach) Be the First to Rate It The endangered Hawaiian green sea turtle nests in the black sand...	Beaches	Kau

Reeds Bay Beach Park Member Rating: 2.0 Safe swimming, proximity to downtown Hilo, and a freshwater-fed...	Beaches	Hilo

Spencer Beach Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| This smaller beach, gently sloping with white sand and a few...	Beaches	Kohala

White Sands, Magic Sands, or Disappearing Sands Beach Be the First to Rate It Map \| Towering coconut trees provide some shade and lend a touch of...	Beaches	Kailua-Kona
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