Richly coloured sand of reds and browns surrounded by lava rock is part of the view as one walks the 3 miles on a 4-wheel drive road to Mahana Bay. It is located just north of the southernmost tip of the United States, Ka Lae (South Point) on Hawai'i, the Big Island. It is a beach full of green sand. Further south is Kaulana Bay. The beach was made by volcanic phenomena. Instead of the sand turning black it turned green. Big chunks are called olivine. It is also known as peridot, the...
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Richly coloured sand of reds and browns surrounded by lava rock is part of the view as one walks the 3 miles on a 4-wheel drive road to Mahana Bay. It is located just north of the southernmost tip of the United States, Ka Lae (South Point) on Hawai'i, the Big Island. It is a beach full of green sand. Further south is Kaulana Bay. The beach was made by volcanic phenomena. Instead of the sand turning black it turned green. Big chunks are called olivine. It is also known as peridot, the birthstone for August.
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