Hawaii in Contrasts – Black and White Sand Beaches

Today’s Hawaii in contrast photos takes a look at black and white sand beaches. First let’s look at a black sand beach. We shot the following photo on Pololu Black Sand Beach on the Big Island after hiking down the steep Pololu Trail.

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This next photo shows the soft white sand of Lanikai Beach on Oahu.

Lanikai Beach

3 comments
  1. Great idea to show the contrast. Both of the photos are beautiful but I must say I prefer white sand beaches.

    1. Hi Erica – if you like white sand beaches, you’d love Lanikai Beach. The sand not only white, but it is powdery soft.

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