Kehena Beach

Kehena Beach is a narrow black sand beach located on the east shore of the island of Hawaii, in the Puna district. Spinner dolphins frequent the water; as a result, the beach has also been known as Dolphin Beach.[1]

A photograph of the black sand on Kehena Beach
Lava formations on Kehena Beach

Formation

The beach was formed in a 1955 lava flow.[2] There is a point of rocks on one end of the beach that marks where the flow ended.

Nudity

Kehena beach is one of the few beaches in Hawaii that allows nudity.

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References
  1. "Kehena Beach: The Naked Truth". The Daily Flow. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  2. "Kehena Beach, Big Island". www.to-hawaii.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.

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