Articles tagged ‘big island beaches’
Pololu Valley
By Julie Blakley | May 2nd, 2008 |
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Pololu Valley
End of Highway 270, Big Island
Pololu Valley is a pristine and beautiful valley once inhabited by early Hawaiians, but long since abandoned because of fear of Tsunamis. The valley, however, offers spectacular vistas of green sloping cliffs dropping into the ocean below. Pololu Beach, located at the bottom of the valley, is also [...]
Boogie Boarding
By Julie Blakley | March 20th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
If you’re craving to ride some famous Hawaiian waves, but not sure if you’re up for grueling effort to learn how to surf, than body boarding (aka boogie boarding) might be the perfect activity for your island vacation. Body boards, which are more commonly known as boogie boards, can be found anywhere from drug stores [...]
Nude Beaches on the Big Island
By Jessica | November 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Nude sunbathing in Hawaii might be illegal in a technical sense, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen all the time. Here’s where to go to find the prime spots to shed your suit.
Nude Beaches on the Big Island
Kehena Beach (Dolphin Beach) - Not necessarily the best swimming beach, but popular with locals (especially those [...]
Kaunaoa Beach
By Lisa | September 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Kaunaoa beach (aka Mauna Kea Beach) is a large, perfect, crescent-shaped, powdery-white-sand beach fringed with palm trees. If you ever were to sit and imagine the quintessential Hawaiian beach, this is what you would come up with. The beach itself is sheltered and the waves are calm (not as sheltered or calm as [...]
Spencer Beach Park
By Lisa | September 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
My son and I spent a long, enjoyable afternoon at Spencer Beach Park on the Kohala coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Let me share it with you.
Spencer beach is a medium-to-small sized, crescent-shaped, white-sand beach. Large trees mostly on the beach provide plenty of shade on both ends of the beach [...]
