Maui Black Sand Beach

Maui has some of the best beaches in the world including the black sand beach on the east side of Maui.  You have to drive the Hana highway to get to this beach. Honokalani Black Sand Beach is located in the Wainapanapa State Park. The beach is set among lava cliffs and the sand is actually small, smooth, lava pebbles.
  Be sure to watch the ocean conditions at all times and obey the warning signs.  There are no life guards on this beach, and there are rock hazards so if you swim here please be very careful.

A sea arch, sea caves, and sea side lava tubes are all in the beach area.  We had fun going into a small cave next to the beach which lead down to the ocean.  There are several trails in the area that you can hike, but be careful as some of them are going up the cliffs and you are very close to the ocean.  So if you slip and fall you would fall into an area where large waves are crashing into the lava rocks below.

Depending on the time of the year when you are in Maui, this beach may or may not be very busy.  I think the black beach is a pretty popular tourist attraction.

Above the black sand beach in Wainapanapa State park there are restrooms, picnic area and more. Be sure to take your camera as you will want to get some photos of this area to remember your Maui vacation.

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