Papakolea Green Sand Beach
Rockhounding site in Naalehu, Hawaii · Other
Papakolea Green Sand Beach is a olivine rockhounding site near Naalehu, HI. Fee varies. Best season: Year-round mornings before wind picks up.
Typical season: Year-round mornings before wind picks up
Key facts
Structured details for trip planning — verify access and fees with the land manager before you visit.
- Specimen type
- Olivine
- Primary specimens
- Olivine, Basalt, Black Sand
- Fee status
- Fee varies
- Nearest town
- Naalehu
- State
- Hawaii
- Coordinates
- 18.93500, -155.64600
- Best season
- Year-round mornings before wind picks up
- Access difficulty
- Strenuous hike or local shuttle road
- Camping
- Not permitted at site
- Activities
- Geology viewing, coastal hiking
- Facilities
- No facilities at beach
- Last updated
- July 5, 2026
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The experience
- Best time to visitYear-round mornings before wind picks up
- AccessStrenuous hike or local shuttle road
- FacilitiesNo facilities at beach
- Camping nearbyNot permitted at site
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