7Papakōlea Beach, South Point, Hawaii

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Striking Papakōlea Beach, a.k.a. Green Sand Beach, is located in South Point. The beach’s unique color is caused by olivine, a mineral found in the lava on Big Island, created by the eruption of a cinder cone more than 50,000 years ago.

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