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Review of big island beaches including sand, snorkeling, swimming and big island beach resorts in Kailua Kona, Kohala, Waipio, Hilo and the South Coast.
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Hilo Hawaii is on the wet tropical coast of the Big Island. The town doesn't have any sweeping golden sand beaches, but there are several nice small beaches where you can spend the day and have a swim. Hilo Bay front Park, in the heart of downtown, has black sand and whilst attractive, the sea is murky, possibly polluted, and is known to have sharks. North of Town are several small cove beaches you can walk down to - Onomea Bay has good body surfing but currents make swimming dangerous. The best of Hilo's beaches is Onekahakaha Beach Park which has good swimming, life guards and camping. Extending east is Richardsons Beach, a nice residential area with intermittent black sand cove beaches and seawalls / rocky outcrops where swimming and snorkelling is good.
The Puna Coast, to the south of Hilo, is a raised rocky coastline with plenty of secluded beaches popular with locals and nudists. The sand here is a mix of white and black, depending on location and currents, and most places have good swimming and snorkelling as well as camping grounds. Few beaches are sign-posted - finding them requires looking for worn paths off the road or other parked cars. Most of the beaches are assessable via rough tracks from the roadside.
East of Puna, the coastline has been covered in lava flow from the volcanic activity in nearby Kiauea.
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